used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have been here a short time, and now am able to return to you, by that cipher we so fortunately printed upon the tablet of memory, word of my existence.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading I have been here a short time, and now am able to return to you, by that cipher we so fortunately printed upon the tablet of memory, word of my existence.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I found myself here without any recollection of whence I had come, without a traceable thought of anything I had ever heard before.
any thing at all
From this reading I found myself here without any recollection of whence I had come, without a traceable thought of anything I had ever heard before.
attunedverbUS /əˈtuːnd/
past form of “attune” — adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with
From this reading "I was suddenly sitting in a high room, brilliantly lighted by a soft, tranquillizing radiance, listening to a chorus of most delicately attuned voices, indescribably sweet, penetrating and moving.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been here a short time, and now am able to return to you, by that cipher we so fortunately printed upon the tablet of memory, word of my existence.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I found myself here without any recollection of whence I had come, without a traceable thought of anything I had ever heard before.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
brilliantlyadverbUS /ˈbrɪljəntli/
with brightness
From this reading "I was suddenly sitting in a high room, brilliantly lighted by a soft, tranquillizing radiance, listening to a chorus of most delicately attuned voices, indescribably sweet, penetrating and moving.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I have been here a short time, and now am able to return to you, by that cipher we so fortunately printed upon the tablet of memory, word of my existence.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can hardly describe to you my occurrence on this planet.
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔːrəs/
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading "I was suddenly sitting in a high room, brilliantly lighted by a soft, tranquillizing radiance, listening to a chorus of most delicately attuned voices, indescribably sweet, penetrating and moving.
ciphernounUS /ˈsaɪ.fər/
A secret or disguised way of writing; a code used to conceal ancient secrets.
From this reading I have been here a short time, and now am able to return to you, by that cipher we so fortunately printed upon the tablet of memory, word of my existence.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I found myself here without any recollection of whence I had come, without a traceable thought of anything I had ever heard before.
delicatelyadverbUS /ˈdeləkətli/
in a delicate manner
From this reading "I was suddenly sitting in a high room, brilliantly lighted by a soft, tranquillizing radiance, listening to a chorus of most delicately attuned voices, indescribably sweet, penetrating and moving.
give a description of
From this reading "I can hardly describe to you my occurrence on this planet.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
at any time
From this reading I found myself here without any recollection of whence I had come, without a traceable thought of anything I had ever heard before.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading I have been here a short time, and now am able to return to you, by that cipher we so fortunately printed upon the tablet of memory, word of my existence.
fortunatelyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by good fortune
From this reading I have been here a short time, and now am able to return to you, by that cipher we so fortunately printed upon the tablet of memory, word of my existence.
set up or found
From this reading I found myself here without any recollection of whence I had come, without a traceable thought of anything I had ever heard before.
fruitlessadjectiveUS /ˈfruːtləs/
unproductive of success
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
guessesnounUS /ˈɡesəz/
plural of “guess” — a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I found myself here without any recollection of whence I had come, without a traceable thought of anything I had ever heard before.
only a very short time before
From this reading "I can hardly describe to you my occurrence on this planet.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
hazarded
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From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I found myself here without any recollection of whence I had come, without a traceable thought of anything I had ever heard before.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I have been here a short time, and now am able to return to you, by that cipher we so fortunately printed upon the tablet of memory, word of my existence.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "I was suddenly sitting in a high room, brilliantly lighted by a soft, tranquillizing radiance, listening to a chorus of most delicately attuned voices, indescribably sweet, penetrating and moving.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
indescribablyadverb
to an inexpressible degree
From this reading "I was suddenly sitting in a high room, brilliantly lighted by a soft, tranquillizing radiance, listening to a chorus of most delicately attuned voices, indescribably sweet, penetrating and moving.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
set afire or burning
From this reading "I was suddenly sitting in a high room, brilliantly lighted by a soft, tranquillizing radiance, listening to a chorus of most delicately attuned voices, indescribably sweet, penetrating and moving.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading "I was suddenly sitting in a high room, brilliantly lighted by a soft, tranquillizing radiance, listening to a chorus of most delicately attuned voices, indescribably sweet, penetrating and moving.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading I have been here a short time, and now am able to return to you, by that cipher we so fortunately printed upon the tablet of memory, word of my existence.
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 "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "I was suddenly sitting in a high room, brilliantly lighted by a soft, tranquillizing radiance, listening to a chorus of most delicately attuned voices, indescribably sweet, penetrating and moving.
in motion
From this reading "I was suddenly sitting in a high room, brilliantly lighted by a soft, tranquillizing radiance, listening to a chorus of most delicately attuned voices, indescribably sweet, penetrating and moving.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I found myself here without any recollection of whence I had come, without a traceable thought of anything I had ever heard before.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I have been here a short time, and now am able to return to you, by that cipher we so fortunately printed upon the tablet of memory, word of my existence.
occurrencenounUS /əˈkɜːrəns/
an event that happens
From this reading "I can hardly describe to you my occurrence on this planet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
many times at short intervals
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
orbnounUS /ɔːrb/
the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
penetratingadjectiveUS /ˈpenətreɪtɪŋ/
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading "I was suddenly sitting in a high room, brilliantly lighted by a soft, tranquillizing radiance, listening to a chorus of most delicately attuned voices, indescribably sweet, penetrating and moving.
planetnounUS /ˈplænət/
(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 "I can hardly describe to you my occurrence on this planet.
printedverbUS /ˈprɪntɪd/
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading I have been here a short time, and now am able to return to you, by that cipher we so fortunately printed upon the tablet of memory, word of my existence.
radiancenounUS /ˈreɪdiːəns/
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
From this reading "I was suddenly sitting in a high room, brilliantly lighted by a soft, tranquillizing radiance, listening to a chorus of most delicately attuned voices, indescribably sweet, penetrating and moving.
recollectionnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃən/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading I found myself here without any recollection of whence I had come, without a traceable thought of anything I had ever heard before.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I have been here a short time, and now am able to return to you, by that cipher we so fortunately printed upon the tablet of memory, word of my existence.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "I was suddenly sitting in a high room, brilliantly lighted by a soft, tranquillizing radiance, listening to a chorus of most delicately attuned voices, indescribably sweet, penetrating and moving.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading I have been here a short time, and now am able to return to you, by that cipher we so fortunately printed upon the tablet of memory, word of my existence.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "I was suddenly sitting in a high room, brilliantly lighted by a soft, tranquillizing radiance, listening to a chorus of most delicately attuned voices, indescribably sweet, penetrating and moving.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading "I was suddenly sitting in a high room, brilliantly lighted by a soft, tranquillizing radiance, listening to a chorus of most delicately attuned voices, indescribably sweet, penetrating and moving.
a male human offspring
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading "I was suddenly sitting in a high room, brilliantly lighted by a soft, tranquillizing radiance, listening to a chorus of most delicately attuned voices, indescribably sweet, penetrating and moving.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "I was suddenly sitting in a high room, brilliantly lighted by a soft, tranquillizing radiance, listening to a chorus of most delicately attuned voices, indescribably sweet, penetrating and moving.
tabletnounUS /ˈtæblət/
a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
From this reading I have been here a short time, and now am able to return to you, by that cipher we so fortunately printed upon the tablet of memory, word of my existence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have been here a short time, and now am able to return to you, by that cipher we so fortunately printed upon the tablet of memory, word of my existence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I can hardly describe to you my occurrence on this planet.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I found myself here without any recollection of whence I had come, without a traceable thought of anything I had ever heard before.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I have been here a short time, and now am able to return to you, by that cipher we so fortunately printed upon the tablet of memory, word of my existence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
traceableadjectiveUS /ˈtreɪsəbəl/
(usually followed by “to”) able to be traced to
From this reading I found myself here without any recollection of whence I had come, without a traceable thought of anything I had ever heard before.
tranquillizingadjective
tending to soothe or tranquilize
From this reading "I was suddenly sitting in a high room, brilliantly lighted by a soft, tranquillizing radiance, listening to a chorus of most delicately attuned voices, indescribably sweet, penetrating and moving.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I have been here a short time, and now am able to return to you, by that cipher we so fortunately printed upon the tablet of memory, word of my existence.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "I was suddenly sitting in a high room, brilliantly lighted by a soft, tranquillizing radiance, listening to a chorus of most delicately attuned voices, indescribably sweet, penetrating and moving.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was suddenly sitting in a high room, brilliantly lighted by a soft, tranquillizing radiance, listening to a chorus of most delicately attuned voices, indescribably sweet, penetrating and moving.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
at the time that
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading I found myself here without any recollection of whence I had come, without a traceable thought of anything I had ever heard before.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I found myself here without any recollection of whence I had come, without a traceable thought of anything I had ever heard before.
showing curiosity
From this reading "My son," it began, "I am indeed in the red orb of light we have so often looked up to when we were together on the earth, and about which our wondering minds hazarded so many fruitless guesses.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I have been here a short time, and now am able to return to you, by that cipher we so fortunately printed upon the tablet of memory, word of my existence.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have been here a short time, and now am able to return to you, by that cipher we so fortunately printed upon the tablet of memory, word of my existence.
