used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A Snake among yᵉ Flowers_ I can give thee, _Hew_, no very connected Account of the Rest of that Season....
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading _A Snake among yᵉ Flowers_ I can give thee, _Hew_, no very connected Account of the Rest of that Season....
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading _A Snake among yᵉ Flowers_ I can give thee, _Hew_, no very connected Account of the Rest of that Season....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One Horror followed another—the Land was full of Blood, and Fire, and Vapour of Smoke.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading One Horror followed another—the Land was full of Blood, and Fire, and Vapour of Smoke.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _Tomkins_ was continually before mine Eyes.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading One Horror followed another—the Land was full of Blood, and Fire, and Vapour of Smoke.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _A Snake among yᵉ Flowers_ I can give thee, _Hew_, no very connected Account of the Rest of that Season....
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Sometimes I wished my Turn would come: then, dreaded it.
being joined in close association
From this reading _A Snake among yᵉ Flowers_ I can give thee, _Hew_, no very connected Account of the Rest of that Season....
continuallyadverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəli/
seemingly without interruption
From this reading _Tomkins_ was continually before mine Eyes.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading We went softly, and lived gloomy, and wretched, and desolate.
dreadedadjectiveUS /ˈdredɪd/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Sometimes I wished my Turn would come: then, dreaded it.
opinion or judgment
From this reading _Tomkins_ was continually before mine Eyes.
start firing a weapon
From this reading One Horror followed another—the Land was full of Blood, and Fire, and Vapour of Smoke.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading _A Snake among yᵉ Flowers_ I can give thee, _Hew_, no very connected Account of the Rest of that Season....
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading One Horror followed another—the Land was full of Blood, and Fire, and Vapour of Smoke.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading One Horror followed another—the Land was full of Blood, and Fire, and Vapour of Smoke.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading _A Snake among yᵉ Flowers_ I can give thee, _Hew_, no very connected Account of the Rest of that Season....
depressingly dark
From this reading We went softly, and lived gloomy, and wretched, and desolate.
HewverbUS /hjuː/
make or shape as with an axe
From this reading _A Snake among yᵉ Flowers_ I can give thee, _Hew_, no very connected Account of the Rest of that Season....
intense and profound fear
From this reading One Horror followed another—the Land was full of Blood, and Fire, and Vapour of Smoke.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _A Snake among yᵉ Flowers_ I can give thee, _Hew_, no very connected Account of the Rest of that Season....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes I wished my Turn would come: then, dreaded it.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading One Horror followed another—the Land was full of Blood, and Fire, and Vapour of Smoke.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading We went softly, and lived gloomy, and wretched, and desolate.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Tomkins_ was continually before mine Eyes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sometimes I wished my Turn would come: then, dreaded it.
not any; not one
From this reading _A Snake among yᵉ Flowers_ I can give thee, _Hew_, no very connected Account of the Rest of that Season....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A Snake among yᵉ Flowers_ I can give thee, _Hew_, no very connected Account of the Rest of that Season....
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One Horror followed another—the Land was full of Blood, and Fire, and Vapour of Smoke.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading _A Snake among yᵉ Flowers_ I can give thee, _Hew_, no very connected Account of the Rest of that Season....
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading _A Snake among yᵉ Flowers_ I can give thee, _Hew_, no very connected Account of the Rest of that Season....
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading One Horror followed another—the Land was full of Blood, and Fire, and Vapour of Smoke.
SnakenounUS /sneɪk/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading _A Snake among yᵉ Flowers_ I can give thee, _Hew_, no very connected Account of the Rest of that Season....
with low volume
From this reading We went softly, and lived gloomy, and wretched, and desolate.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes I wished my Turn would come: then, dreaded it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _A Snake among yᵉ Flowers_ I can give thee, _Hew_, no very connected Account of the Rest of that Season....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A Snake among yᵉ Flowers_ I can give thee, _Hew_, no very connected Account of the Rest of that Season....
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading _A Snake among yᵉ Flowers_ I can give thee, _Hew_, no very connected Account of the Rest of that Season....
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Sometimes I wished my Turn would come: then, dreaded it.
Tomkins
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From this reading _Tomkins_ was continually before mine Eyes.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Sometimes I wished my Turn would come: then, dreaded it.
Vapournoun
a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
From this reading One Horror followed another—the Land was full of Blood, and Fire, and Vapour of Smoke.
precisely as stated
From this reading _A Snake among yᵉ Flowers_ I can give thee, _Hew_, no very connected Account of the Rest of that Season....
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One Horror followed another—the Land was full of Blood, and Fire, and Vapour of Smoke.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We went softly, and lived gloomy, and wretched, and desolate.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We went softly, and lived gloomy, and wretched, and desolate.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Sometimes I wished my Turn would come: then, dreaded it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sometimes I wished my Turn would come: then, dreaded it.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading We went softly, and lived gloomy, and wretched, and desolate.
yᵉ
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From this reading _A Snake among yᵉ Flowers_ I can give thee, _Hew_, no very connected Account of the Rest of that Season....
