used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A GAME OF HIDE-AND-SEEK.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Outside the boughs tossed blithely in the golden air; the wind piped among the leaves, and the birds called cheerily.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Outside the boughs tossed blithely in the golden air; the wind piped among the leaves, and the birds called cheerily.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Outside the boughs tossed blithely in the golden air; the wind piped among the leaves, and the birds called cheerily.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Outside the boughs tossed blithely in the golden air; the wind piped among the leaves, and the birds called cheerily.
blithelyadverbUS /ˈblaɪθli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading Outside the boughs tossed blithely in the golden air; the wind piped among the leaves, and the birds called cheerily.
boughsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading Outside the boughs tossed blithely in the golden air; the wind piped among the leaves, and the birds called cheerily.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for me the morning was empty of comfort.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Outside the boughs tossed blithely in the golden air; the wind piped among the leaves, and the birds called cheerily.
cheerilyadverb
in a cheerful manner
From this reading Outside the boughs tossed blithely in the golden air; the wind piped among the leaves, and the birds called cheerily.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading But for me the morning was empty of comfort.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
diseasenounUS /dɪˈziːz/
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
dreadedadjectiveUS /ˈdredɪd/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading But for me the morning was empty of comfort.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for me the morning was empty of comfort.
forerunnernounUS /ˈfɔːrʌnər/
a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading A GAME OF HIDE-AND-SEEK.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Outside the boughs tossed blithely in the golden air; the wind piped among the leaves, and the birds called cheerily.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
HIDE-AND-SEEKnoun
a game in which a child covers his eyes while the other players hide then tries to find them
From this reading A GAME OF HIDE-AND-SEEK.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
how
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From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Outside the boughs tossed blithely in the golden air; the wind piped among the leaves, and the birds called cheerily.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Outside the boughs tossed blithely in the golden air; the wind piped among the leaves, and the birds called cheerily.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But for me the morning was empty of comfort.
a particular point in time
From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading But for me the morning was empty of comfort.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
night'snounUS /naɪts/
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
not any; not one
From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A GAME OF HIDE-AND-SEEK.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside the boughs tossed blithely in the golden air; the wind piped among the leaves, and the birds called cheerily.
pipedverbUS /paɪpt/
past form of “pipe” — utter a shrill cry
From this reading Outside the boughs tossed blithely in the golden air; the wind piped among the leaves, and the birds called cheerily.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
recurrencenounUS /rɪˈkɜːrəns/
happening again (especially at regular intervals)
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
stainsnounUS /steɪnz/
plural of “stain” — a soiled or discolored appearance
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Outside the boughs tossed blithely in the golden air; the wind piped among the leaves, and the birds called cheerily.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I looked back upon those first months of agony in Italy; I remembered how I had dreaded the coming of night and the quiet shadows of evening; how each day, from the moment I rose from bed, appeared to me as no more than night's forerunner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
tossedverbUS /tɔːst/
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading Outside the boughs tossed blithely in the golden air; the wind piped among the leaves, and the birds called cheerily.
uncontrollableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnkənˈtroʊləbəl/
difficult to solve or alleviate
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
wakesnounUS /weɪks/
plural of “wake” — the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But for me the morning was empty of comfort.
which person or people
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Outside the boughs tossed blithely in the golden air; the wind piped among the leaves, and the birds called cheerily.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For the recurrence of this dream filled me with an uncontrollable terror; I felt like one who gets him to bed of a night in the pride of strength, and wakes in the morning to see the stains of an old disease upon his skin.
