used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DIVINE VISITATION.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading One thunderbolt followed hard upon another.
at or in or to any place
From this reading The whole region was pitch black, half the night was over, there was no sign of life anywhere.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Who could sleep at such a time?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The whole region was pitch black, half the night was over, there was no sign of life anywhere.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Who could sleep at such a time?
absence of light or illumination
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
emanating from God
From this reading A DIVINE VISITATION.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
dwellernounUS /ˈdwelər/
a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
opinion or judgment
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading One thunderbolt followed hard upon another.
fragmentsnounUS /ˈfræɡmənts/
plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
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 But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The whole region was pitch black, half the night was over, there was no sign of life anywhere.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading One thunderbolt followed hard upon another.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The whole region was pitch black, half the night was over, there was no sign of life anywhere.
the force of workers available
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
nebulousadjectiveUS /ˈnebjələs/
lacking definite form or limits
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The whole region was pitch black, half the night was over, there was no sign of life anywhere.
not any; not one
From this reading The whole region was pitch black, half the night was over, there was no sign of life anywhere.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The whole region was pitch black, half the night was over, there was no sign of life anywhere.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One thunderbolt followed hard upon another.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The whole region was pitch black, half the night was over, there was no sign of life anywhere.
pitchnounUS /pɪtʃ/
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading The whole region was pitch black, half the night was over, there was no sign of life anywhere.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading The whole region was pitch black, half the night was over, there was no sign of life anywhere.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading The whole region was pitch black, half the night was over, there was no sign of life anywhere.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Who could sleep at such a time?
slumbernounUS /ˈslʌmbər/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
smashedadjectiveUS /smæʃt/
very drunk
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Who could sleep at such a time?
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The whole region was pitch black, half the night was over, there was no sign of life anywhere.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The whole region was pitch black, half the night was over, there was no sign of life anywhere.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
thunderboltnounUS /ˈθʌndərbɔːlt/
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading One thunderbolt followed hard upon another.
thunderingadjectiveUS /ˈθʌndərɪŋ/
sounding like thunder
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Who could sleep at such a time?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One thunderbolt followed hard upon another.
VISITATIONnounUS /ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən/
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
From this reading A DIVINE VISITATION.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whole region was pitch black, half the night was over, there was no sign of life anywhere.
which person or people
From this reading Who could sleep at such a time?
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole region was pitch black, half the night was over, there was no sign of life anywhere.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But slumber was no dweller in _that_ darkness, the terrible voice of God drove it far away from the eyes of men--Heaven was thundering as if it would have smashed this nebulous star of ours here below into fragments.
