used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ELTHAM VANISHES Smith went racing down the stairs like a man possessed.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The glory of the moonlight yellowed the lamps speckled across the expanse of the common.
agitationnounUS /ˌædʒəˈteɪʃən/
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading The very peace and beauty of the night in some way increased my mental agitation.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The sky was lighted almost tropically with such a blaze of stars as I could not recall to have seen since, my futile search concluded, I had left Egypt.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Heavy with such a foreboding of calamity as I had not known for two years, I followed him--along the hall and out into the road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Heavy with such a foreboding of calamity as I had not known for two years, I followed him--along the hall and out into the road.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Heavy with such a foreboding of calamity as I had not known for two years, I followed him--along the hall and out into the road.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading The very peace and beauty of the night in some way increased my mental agitation.
blazenounUS /bleɪz/
a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading The sky was lighted almost tropically with such a blaze of stars as I could not recall to have seen since, my futile search concluded, I had left Egypt.
calamitynounUS /kəˈlæməti/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading Heavy with such a foreboding of calamity as I had not known for two years, I followed him--along the hall and out into the road.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading The glory of the moonlight yellowed the lamps speckled across the expanse of the common.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading The sky was lighted almost tropically with such a blaze of stars as I could not recall to have seen since, my futile search concluded, I had left Egypt.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The sky was lighted almost tropically with such a blaze of stars as I could not recall to have seen since, my futile search concluded, I had left Egypt.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading ELTHAM VANISHES Smith went racing down the stairs like a man possessed.
EgyptnounUS /ˈiːdʒəpt/
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading The sky was lighted almost tropically with such a blaze of stars as I could not recall to have seen since, my futile search concluded, I had left Egypt.
ELTHAM
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From this reading ELTHAM VANISHES Smith went racing down the stairs like a man possessed.
expansenounUS /ɪkˈspæns/
a wide scope
From this reading The glory of the moonlight yellowed the lamps speckled across the expanse of the common.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Heavy with such a foreboding of calamity as I had not known for two years, I followed him--along the hall and out into the road.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Heavy with such a foreboding of calamity as I had not known for two years, I followed him--along the hall and out into the road.
forebodingnounUS /fɔːrˈboʊdɪŋ/
a feeling of evil to come
From this reading Heavy with such a foreboding of calamity as I had not known for two years, I followed him--along the hall and out into the road.
futileadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtəl/
producing no result or effect
From this reading The sky was lighted almost tropically with such a blaze of stars as I could not recall to have seen since, my futile search concluded, I had left Egypt.
a state of high honor
From this reading The glory of the moonlight yellowed the lamps speckled across the expanse of the common.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Heavy with such a foreboding of calamity as I had not known for two years, I followed him--along the hall and out into the road.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Heavy with such a foreboding of calamity as I had not known for two years, I followed him--along the hall and out into the road.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The sky was lighted almost tropically with such a blaze of stars as I could not recall to have seen since, my futile search concluded, I had left Egypt.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Heavy with such a foreboding of calamity as I had not known for two years, I followed him--along the hall and out into the road.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Heavy with such a foreboding of calamity as I had not known for two years, I followed him--along the hall and out into the road.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Heavy with such a foreboding of calamity as I had not known for two years, I followed him--along the hall and out into the road.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The very peace and beauty of the night in some way increased my mental agitation.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading The very peace and beauty of the night in some way increased my mental agitation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Heavy with such a foreboding of calamity as I had not known for two years, I followed him--along the hall and out into the road.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Heavy with such a foreboding of calamity as I had not known for two years, I followed him--along the hall and out into the road.
lampsnounUS /læmps/
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading The glory of the moonlight yellowed the lamps speckled across the expanse of the common.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The sky was lighted almost tropically with such a blaze of stars as I could not recall to have seen since, my futile search concluded, I had left Egypt.
set afire or burning
From this reading The sky was lighted almost tropically with such a blaze of stars as I could not recall to have seen since, my futile search concluded, I had left Egypt.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading ELTHAM VANISHES Smith went racing down the stairs like a man possessed.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading ELTHAM VANISHES Smith went racing down the stairs like a man possessed.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading The very peace and beauty of the night in some way increased my mental agitation.
the light of the Moon
From this reading The glory of the moonlight yellowed the lamps speckled across the expanse of the common.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The very peace and beauty of the night in some way increased my mental agitation.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The very peace and beauty of the night in some way increased my mental agitation.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Heavy with such a foreboding of calamity as I had not known for two years, I followed him--along the hall and out into the road.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Heavy with such a foreboding of calamity as I had not known for two years, I followed him--along the hall and out into the road.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Heavy with such a foreboding of calamity as I had not known for two years, I followed him--along the hall and out into the road.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading The very peace and beauty of the night in some way increased my mental agitation.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading ELTHAM VANISHES Smith went racing down the stairs like a man possessed.
racingnounUS /ˈreɪsɪŋ/
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading ELTHAM VANISHES Smith went racing down the stairs like a man possessed.
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading The sky was lighted almost tropically with such a blaze of stars as I could not recall to have seen since, my futile search concluded, I had left Egypt.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Heavy with such a foreboding of calamity as I had not known for two years, I followed him--along the hall and out into the road.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading The sky was lighted almost tropically with such a blaze of stars as I could not recall to have seen since, my futile search concluded, I had left Egypt.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The sky was lighted almost tropically with such a blaze of stars as I could not recall to have seen since, my futile search concluded, I had left Egypt.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The sky was lighted almost tropically with such a blaze of stars as I could not recall to have seen since, my futile search concluded, I had left Egypt.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sky was lighted almost tropically with such a blaze of stars as I could not recall to have seen since, my futile search concluded, I had left Egypt.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading ELTHAM VANISHES Smith went racing down the stairs like a man possessed.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The very peace and beauty of the night in some way increased my mental agitation.
speckledadjectiveUS /ˈspekəld/
having a pattern of dots
From this reading The glory of the moonlight yellowed the lamps speckled across the expanse of the common.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading ELTHAM VANISHES Smith went racing down the stairs like a man possessed.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The sky was lighted almost tropically with such a blaze of stars as I could not recall to have seen since, my futile search concluded, I had left Egypt.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Heavy with such a foreboding of calamity as I had not known for two years, I followed him--along the hall and out into the road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ELTHAM VANISHES Smith went racing down the stairs like a man possessed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sky was lighted almost tropically with such a blaze of stars as I could not recall to have seen since, my futile search concluded, I had left Egypt.
tropicallyadverb
in a tropical manner
From this reading The sky was lighted almost tropically with such a blaze of stars as I could not recall to have seen since, my futile search concluded, I had left Egypt.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Heavy with such a foreboding of calamity as I had not known for two years, I followed him--along the hall and out into the road.
VANISHESverbUS /ˈvænɪʃɪz/
third-person singular of “vanish” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading ELTHAM VANISHES Smith went racing down the stairs like a man possessed.
precisely as stated
From this reading The very peace and beauty of the night in some way increased my mental agitation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky was lighted almost tropically with such a blaze of stars as I could not recall to have seen since, my futile search concluded, I had left Egypt.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The very peace and beauty of the night in some way increased my mental agitation.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ELTHAM VANISHES Smith went racing down the stairs like a man possessed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Heavy with such a foreboding of calamity as I had not known for two years, I followed him--along the hall and out into the road.
a late time of life
From this reading Heavy with such a foreboding of calamity as I had not known for two years, I followed him--along the hall and out into the road.
yellowedadjective
changed to a yellowish color by age
From this reading The glory of the moonlight yellowed the lamps speckled across the expanse of the common.
