Chapter XXVII · Ngaraki’s Hour of Triumph

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

From this reading On the floor of the abyss was a mighty wreck.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading About the more open spaces of the floor between the shattered ruins and the sheer wall of the abyss moved Ngaraki--a tall figure clad only in his undergarment of tasselated flax, girded fast about his waist with a warrior’s belt.

a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

From this reading On the floor of the abyss was a mighty wreck.

Having no one else present.

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

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

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As he paced to and fro he chanted.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys

From this reading About the more open spaces of the floor between the shattered ruins and the sheer wall of the abyss moved Ngaraki--a tall figure clad only in his undergarment of tasselated flax, girded fast about his waist with a warrior’s belt.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading About the more open spaces of the floor between the shattered ruins and the sheer wall of the abyss moved Ngaraki--a tall figure clad only in his undergarment of tasselated flax, girded fast about his waist with a warrior’s belt.

think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

make calm or still

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

sung or uttered rhythmically in a monotone

From this reading As he paced to and fro he chanted.

wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination

From this reading About the more open spaces of the floor between the shattered ruins and the sheer wall of the abyss moved Ngaraki--a tall figure clad only in his undergarment of tasselated flax, girded fast about his waist with a warrior’s belt.

so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

look down on with disdain

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

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From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading About the more open spaces of the floor between the shattered ruins and the sheer wall of the abyss moved Ngaraki--a tall figure clad only in his undergarment of tasselated flax, girded fast about his waist with a warrior’s belt.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading About the more open spaces of the floor between the shattered ruins and the sheer wall of the abyss moved Ngaraki--a tall figure clad only in his undergarment of tasselated flax, girded fast about his waist with a warrior’s belt.

fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric

From this reading About the more open spaces of the floor between the shattered ruins and the sheer wall of the abyss moved Ngaraki--a tall figure clad only in his undergarment of tasselated flax, girded fast about his waist with a warrior’s belt.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading On the floor of the abyss was a mighty wreck.

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From this reading As he paced to and fro he chanted.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading About the more open spaces of the floor between the shattered ruins and the sheer wall of the abyss moved Ngaraki--a tall figure clad only in his undergarment of tasselated flax, girded fast about his waist with a warrior’s belt.

be shiny, as if wet

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

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

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

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

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

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

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

an iconic mental representation

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

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

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

From this reading On the floor of the abyss was a mighty wreck.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading About the more open spaces of the floor between the shattered ruins and the sheer wall of the abyss moved Ngaraki--a tall figure clad only in his undergarment of tasselated flax, girded fast about his waist with a warrior’s belt.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading About the more open spaces of the floor between the shattered ruins and the sheer wall of the abyss moved Ngaraki--a tall figure clad only in his undergarment of tasselated flax, girded fast about his waist with a warrior’s belt.

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From this reading About the more open spaces of the floor between the shattered ruins and the sheer wall of the abyss moved Ngaraki--a tall figure clad only in his undergarment of tasselated flax, girded fast about his waist with a warrior’s belt.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading On the floor of the abyss was a mighty wreck.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the floor of the abyss was a mighty wreck.

on one occasion

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

and nothing more

From this reading About the more open spaces of the floor between the shattered ruins and the sheer wall of the abyss moved Ngaraki--a tall figure clad only in his undergarment of tasselated flax, girded fast about his waist with a warrior’s belt.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading About the more open spaces of the floor between the shattered ruins and the sheer wall of the abyss moved Ngaraki--a tall figure clad only in his undergarment of tasselated flax, girded fast about his waist with a warrior’s belt.

past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces

From this reading As he paced to and fro he chanted.

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

a plane figure with the shape of half a circle

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

ruined or disrupted

From this reading About the more open spaces of the floor between the shattered ruins and the sheer wall of the abyss moved Ngaraki--a tall figure clad only in his undergarment of tasselated flax, girded fast about his waist with a warrior’s belt.

complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

From this reading About the more open spaces of the floor between the shattered ruins and the sheer wall of the abyss moved Ngaraki--a tall figure clad only in his undergarment of tasselated flax, girded fast about his waist with a warrior’s belt.

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading About the more open spaces of the floor between the shattered ruins and the sheer wall of the abyss moved Ngaraki--a tall figure clad only in his undergarment of tasselated flax, girded fast about his waist with a warrior’s belt.

furnish with spars

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

past form of “spare” — refrain from harming

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

not in physical motion

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading About the more open spaces of the floor between the shattered ruins and the sheer wall of the abyss moved Ngaraki--a tall figure clad only in his undergarment of tasselated flax, girded fast about his waist with a warrior’s belt.

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From this reading About the more open spaces of the floor between the shattered ruins and the sheer wall of the abyss moved Ngaraki--a tall figure clad only in his undergarment of tasselated flax, girded fast about his waist with a warrior’s belt.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

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

From this reading On the floor of the abyss was a mighty wreck.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

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

From this reading As he paced to and fro he chanted.

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From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

a flavorful addition on top of a dish

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

the body excluding the head and neck and limbs

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

a garment worn under other garments

From this reading About the more open spaces of the floor between the shattered ruins and the sheer wall of the abyss moved Ngaraki--a tall figure clad only in his undergarment of tasselated flax, girded fast about his waist with a warrior’s belt.

still full

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

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

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

morally reprehensible

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips

From this reading About the more open spaces of the floor between the shattered ruins and the sheer wall of the abyss moved Ngaraki--a tall figure clad only in his undergarment of tasselated flax, girded fast about his waist with a warrior’s belt.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading About the more open spaces of the floor between the shattered ruins and the sheer wall of the abyss moved Ngaraki--a tall figure clad only in his undergarment of tasselated flax, girded fast about his waist with a warrior’s belt.

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From this reading About the more open spaces of the floor between the shattered ruins and the sheer wall of the abyss moved Ngaraki--a tall figure clad only in his undergarment of tasselated flax, girded fast about his waist with a warrior’s belt.

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

From this reading On the floor of the abyss was a mighty wreck.

in or at the place that

From this reading The falling spar had snapped the heads from the shoulders of the vile brood, and here and there a granite torso, topping the ruins, indicated the semicircle where they had once stood looking up at the moon, each nursing his stomach and curling his lips in that everlasting smile of calm disdain.

a Caucasian

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

in the company of; together with

From this reading One image alone was spared--and he stood apart facing the white gleam of the cataract and looking up through the dark with his back turned upon the colossal débris: the Twelfth Tohunga remained untouched, and, at his feet, not far from the abyss below the abyss, was the great round stone, still unbroken.

something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

From this reading On the floor of the abyss was a mighty wreck.