Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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From this reading THE UNSEEN TERROR 1.

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

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading From his attic chamber, the roar of the City a few blocks away was always in his ears.

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

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

From this reading From his attic chamber, the roar of the City a few blocks away was always in his ears.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

From this reading From his attic chamber, the roar of the City a few blocks away was always in his ears.

a natural or artificial enclosed space

From this reading From his attic chamber, the roar of the City a few blocks away was always in his ears.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading From his attic chamber, the roar of the City a few blocks away was always in his ears.

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading From his attic chamber, the roar of the City a few blocks away was always in his ears.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading He had forgotten in those hours of frenzied solitude to fear for his own safety.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading From his attic chamber, the roar of the City a few blocks away was always in his ears.

past form of “flare” — burn brightly

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He had forgotten in those hours of frenzied solitude to fear for his own safety.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading He had forgotten in those hours of frenzied solitude to fear for his own safety.

affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason

From this reading He had forgotten in those hours of frenzied solitude to fear for his own safety.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

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

From this reading He had forgotten in those hours of frenzied solitude to fear for his own safety.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had forgotten in those hours of frenzied solitude to fear for his own safety.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading From his attic chamber, the roar of the City a few blocks away was always in his ears.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading He had forgotten in those hours of frenzied solitude to fear for his own safety.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading From his attic chamber, the roar of the City a few blocks away was always in his ears.

a device that requires skill for proper use

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

large or big relative to something else

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

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From this reading He thought only of Lenora.

plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

the common people generally

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

and nothing more

From this reading He thought only of Lenora.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading He had forgotten in those hours of frenzied solitude to fear for his own safety.

a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles

From this reading From his attic chamber, the roar of the City a few blocks away was always in his ears.

plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions

From this reading He had forgotten in those hours of frenzied solitude to fear for his own safety.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

a state of social isolation

From this reading He had forgotten in those hours of frenzied solitude to fear for his own safety.

make square

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

in a confused mass

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

used as intensifiers

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading THE UNSEEN TERROR 1.

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

From this reading THE UNSEEN TERROR 1.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading He had forgotten in those hours of frenzied solitude to fear for his own safety.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He thought only of Lenora.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

not responding to some influence or stimulus

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

not seen or perceived

From this reading THE UNSEEN TERROR 1.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

the visual percept of a region

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading From his attic chamber, the roar of the City a few blocks away was always in his ears.

in or at the place that

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

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

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

in the company of; together with

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading With a little gesture of despair, Quest turned away from the instrument which seemed suddenly to have become so terribly unresponsive, and looked across the vista of square roofs and tangled masses of telephone wires to where the lights of larger New York flared up against the sky.