used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Red Jason and Michael Sunlocks were together at last, within the narrow stockade of a penal settlement.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading This is the strange and wondrous chance that has now to be recorded, and only to think of it, whether as accident or God's ordinance, makes the blood to tingle in every vein.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Red Jason and Michael Sunlocks were together at last, within the narrow stockade of a penal settlement.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Red Jason and Michael Sunlocks were together at last, within the narrow stockade of a penal settlement.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This is the strange and wondrous chance that has now to be recorded, and only to think of it, whether as accident or God's ordinance, makes the blood to tingle in every vein.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
the two together, not just one
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There they met, they spoke, they lived and worked side by side yet neither knew the other for the man he had sought so long and never found.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading This is the strange and wondrous chance that has now to be recorded, and only to think of it, whether as accident or God's ordinance, makes the blood to tingle in every vein.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
errandnounUS /ˈerənd/
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading This is the strange and wondrous chance that has now to be recorded, and only to think of it, whether as accident or God's ordinance, makes the blood to tingle in every vein.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There they met, they spoke, they lived and worked side by side yet neither knew the other for the man he had sought so long and never found.
set up or found
From this reading There they met, they spoke, they lived and worked side by side yet neither knew the other for the man he had sought so long and never found.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
God'snounUS /ɡɑːdz/
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading This is the strange and wondrous chance that has now to be recorded, and only to think of it, whether as accident or God's ordinance, makes the blood to tingle in every vein.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the strange and wondrous chance that has now to be recorded, and only to think of it, whether as accident or God's ordinance, makes the blood to tingle in every vein.
hatrednounUS /ˈheɪtrəd/
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There they met, they spoke, they lived and worked side by side yet neither knew the other for the man he had sought so long and never found.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This is the strange and wondrous chance that has now to be recorded, and only to think of it, whether as accident or God's ordinance, makes the blood to tingle in every vein.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the strange and wondrous chance that has now to be recorded, and only to think of it, whether as accident or God's ordinance, makes the blood to tingle in every vein.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This is the strange and wondrous chance that has now to be recorded, and only to think of it, whether as accident or God's ordinance, makes the blood to tingle in every vein.
JasonnounUS /ˈdʒeɪsən/
(Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece
From this reading Red Jason and Michael Sunlocks were together at last, within the narrow stockade of a penal settlement.
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 There they met, they spoke, they lived and worked side by side yet neither knew the other for the man he had sought so long and never found.
Krisuvik
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From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
immediately past
From this reading Red Jason and Michael Sunlocks were together at last, within the narrow stockade of a penal settlement.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading There they met, they spoke, they lived and worked side by side yet neither knew the other for the man he had sought so long and never found.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading There they met, they spoke, they lived and worked side by side yet neither knew the other for the man he had sought so long and never found.
lustnounUS /lʌst/
a strong sexual desire
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading This is the strange and wondrous chance that has now to be recorded, and only to think of it, whether as accident or God's ordinance, makes the blood to tingle in every vein.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There they met, they spoke, they lived and worked side by side yet neither knew the other for the man he had sought so long and never found.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading There they met, they spoke, they lived and worked side by side yet neither knew the other for the man he had sought so long and never found.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading Red Jason and Michael Sunlocks were together at last, within the narrow stockade of a penal settlement.
MINESnounUS /maɪnz/
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading THE SULPHUR MINES.
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading Red Jason and Michael Sunlocks were together at last, within the narrow stockade of a penal settlement.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading There they met, they spoke, they lived and worked side by side yet neither knew the other for the man he had sought so long and never found.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading There they met, they spoke, they lived and worked side by side yet neither knew the other for the man he had sought so long and never found.
nourishingadjectiveUS /ˈnɜːrɪʃɪŋ/
of or providing nourishment
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Red Jason and Michael Sunlocks were together at last, within the narrow stockade of a penal settlement.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
and nothing more
From this reading This is the strange and wondrous chance that has now to be recorded, and only to think of it, whether as accident or God's ordinance, makes the blood to tingle in every vein.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This is the strange and wondrous chance that has now to be recorded, and only to think of it, whether as accident or God's ordinance, makes the blood to tingle in every vein.
ordinancenounUS /ˈɔːrdənəns/
an authoritative rule
From this reading This is the strange and wondrous chance that has now to be recorded, and only to think of it, whether as accident or God's ordinance, makes the blood to tingle in every vein.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
penaladjectiveUS /ˈpiːnəl/
of or relating to punishment
From this reading Red Jason and Michael Sunlocks were together at last, within the narrow stockade of a penal settlement.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
recordedadjectiveUS /rəˈkɔːrdɪd/
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading This is the strange and wondrous chance that has now to be recorded, and only to think of it, whether as accident or God's ordinance, makes the blood to tingle in every vein.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Red Jason and Michael Sunlocks were together at last, within the narrow stockade of a penal settlement.
settlementnounUS /ˈsetəlmənt/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading Red Jason and Michael Sunlocks were together at last, within the narrow stockade of a penal settlement.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading There they met, they spoke, they lived and worked side by side yet neither knew the other for the man he had sought so long and never found.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There they met, they spoke, they lived and worked side by side yet neither knew the other for the man he had sought so long and never found.
that is looked for
From this reading There they met, they spoke, they lived and worked side by side yet neither knew the other for the man he had sought so long and never found.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading There they met, they spoke, they lived and worked side by side yet neither knew the other for the man he had sought so long and never found.
stockadenounUS /ˈstɑːkeɪd/
fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense
From this reading Red Jason and Michael Sunlocks were together at last, within the narrow stockade of a penal settlement.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading This is the strange and wondrous chance that has now to be recorded, and only to think of it, whether as accident or God's ordinance, makes the blood to tingle in every vein.
SULPHURverbUS /ˈsʌlfər/
treat with sulphur in order to preserve
From this reading THE SULPHUR MINES.
Sunlocks
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From this reading Red Jason and Michael Sunlocks were together at last, within the narrow stockade of a penal settlement.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This is the strange and wondrous chance that has now to be recorded, and only to think of it, whether as accident or God's ordinance, makes the blood to tingle in every vein.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SULPHUR MINES.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There they met, they spoke, they lived and worked side by side yet neither knew the other for the man he had sought so long and never found.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There they met, they spoke, they lived and worked side by side yet neither knew the other for the man he had sought so long and never found.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading This is the strange and wondrous chance that has now to be recorded, and only to think of it, whether as accident or God's ordinance, makes the blood to tingle in every vein.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the strange and wondrous chance that has now to be recorded, and only to think of it, whether as accident or God's ordinance, makes the blood to tingle in every vein.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
tingleverbUS /ˈtɪŋɡəl/
cause a stinging or tingling sensation
From this reading This is the strange and wondrous chance that has now to be recorded, and only to think of it, whether as accident or God's ordinance, makes the blood to tingle in every vein.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Red Jason and Michael Sunlocks were together at last, within the narrow stockade of a penal settlement.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
veinnounUS /veɪn/
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading This is the strange and wondrous chance that has now to be recorded, and only to think of it, whether as accident or God's ordinance, makes the blood to tingle in every vein.
vengeancenounUS /ˈvendʒəns/
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Red Jason and Michael Sunlocks were together at last, within the narrow stockade of a penal settlement.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading This is the strange and wondrous chance that has now to be recorded, and only to think of it, whether as accident or God's ordinance, makes the blood to tingle in every vein.
which person or people
From this reading These two, who had followed each other from land to land, the one on his errand of vengeance, the other on his mission of mercy, both now nourishing hatred and lust of blood, were thrown as prisoners into the Sulphur Mines of Krisuvik.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Red Jason and Michael Sunlocks were together at last, within the narrow stockade of a penal settlement.
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading This is the strange and wondrous chance that has now to be recorded, and only to think of it, whether as accident or God's ordinance, makes the blood to tingle in every vein.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading There they met, they spoke, they lived and worked side by side yet neither knew the other for the man he had sought so long and never found.
but in spite of that
From this reading There they met, they spoke, they lived and worked side by side yet neither knew the other for the man he had sought so long and never found.
