used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
astoundingadjectiveUS /əˈstaʊndɪŋ/
bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Going away!" his mother murmured--"going to Constantinople.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
BRITHLOW
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From this reading LYING IN BRITHLOW WOOD.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
cloudlessadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdləs/
free from clouds
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
ConstantinoplenounUS /ˌkɑːnstæntəˈnoʊpəl/
the largest city and former capital of Turkey
From this reading "Going away!" his mother murmured--"going to Constantinople.
consternationnounUS /ˌkɑːnstərˈneɪʃən/
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Everard, you don't mean it?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
don't
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From this reading My dear Everard, you don't mean it?"
at any time
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
Everard
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From this reading My dear Everard, you don't mean it?"
Everard's
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From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
fiercelyadverbUS /ˈfɪrsli/
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading "Don't I?" he said, fiercely.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
the act of departing
From this reading "Going away!" his mother murmured--"going to Constantinople.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't I?" he said, fiercely.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Going away!" his mother murmured--"going to Constantinople.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Don't I?" he said, fiercely.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LYING IN BRITHLOW WOOD.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My dear Everard, you don't mean it?"
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading LYING IN BRITHLOW WOOD.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading My dear Everard, you don't mean it?"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Going away!" his mother murmured--"going to Constantinople.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "Going away!" his mother murmured--"going to Constantinople.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Everard, you don't mean it?"
not any; not one
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
on the contrary
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don't I?" he said, fiercely.
term of address for a man
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
thunderboltnounUS /ˈθʌndərbɔːlt/
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Going away!" his mother murmured--"going to Constantinople.
unexpectednessnoun
extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading LYING IN BRITHLOW WOOD.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear Everard, you don't mean it?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A thunderbolt falling at your feet from a cloudless summer sky must be rather astounding in its unexpectedness, but no thunderbolt ever created half the consternation Sir Everard's fierce announcement did.
