used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But all that was very vague.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
AustennounUS /ˈɔːstɪn/
English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817)
From this reading When Austen Struck I lost little time in the examination of the dead creature.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading When Austen Struck I lost little time in the examination of the dead creature.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading When Austen Struck I lost little time in the examination of the dead creature.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not know when a second monster might follow the first.
examinationnounUS /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading When Austen Struck I lost little time in the examination of the dead creature.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I did not know when a second monster might follow the first.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading I did not know when a second monster might follow the first.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
funnelsnounUS /ˈfʌnəlz/
plural of “funnel” — a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
gasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(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 My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
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From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
hungernounUS /ˈhʌŋɡər/
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When Austen Struck I lost little time in the examination of the dead creature.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Austen Struck I lost little time in the examination of the dead creature.
intelligentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtelədʒənt/
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I did not know when a second monster might follow the first.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When Austen Struck I lost little time in the examination of the dead creature.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading When Austen Struck I lost little time in the examination of the dead creature.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I did not know when a second monster might follow the first.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
monsternounUS /ˈmɑːnstər/
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading I did not know when a second monster might follow the first.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not know when a second monster might follow the first.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Austen Struck I lost little time in the examination of the dead creature.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
go across or through
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
planningnounUS /ˈplænɪŋ/
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
uttered with a trill
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I did not know when a second monster might follow the first.
shaftsnounUS /ʃæfts/
plural of “shaft” — a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
not in physical motion
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading When Austen Struck I lost little time in the examination of the dead creature.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But all that was very vague.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Austen Struck I lost little time in the examination of the dead creature.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
thirstnounUS /θɜːrst/
a physiological need to drink
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading When Austen Struck I lost little time in the examination of the dead creature.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
unburned
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
upsetverbUS /əpˈset/
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading But all that was very vague.
vegetationnounUS /ˌvedʒəˈteɪʃən/
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
precisely as stated
From this reading But all that was very vague.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
at the time that
From this reading When Austen Struck I lost little time in the examination of the dead creature.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
