AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading FIGGS, AFTER WHOM ALL HIS FRIENDS GO, WITH THEIR LIVES IN THEIR HANDS.--GREAT SENSATION AMONG SPECTATORS.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The long pennon of smoke from its crater forever floats out triumphantly in the air.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading FIGGS, AFTER WHOM ALL HIS FRIENDS GO, WITH THEIR LIVES IN THEIR HANDS.--GREAT SENSATION AMONG SPECTATORS.
AMONGprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading FIGGS, AFTER WHOM ALL HIS FRIENDS GO, WITH THEIR LIVES IN THEIR HANDS.--GREAT SENSATION AMONG SPECTATORS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VESUVIUS.--WONDERFUL ASCENT OF THE CONE.--WONDERFUL DESCENT INTO THE CRATER.--AND MOST WONDERFUL DISAPPEARANCE OF MR.
ASCENTnounUS /əˈsent/
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading VESUVIUS.--WONDERFUL ASCENT OF THE CONE.--WONDERFUL DESCENT INTO THE CRATER.--AND MOST WONDERFUL DISAPPEARANCE OF MR.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The huge form of the volcano forever stands before him.
CONEnounUS /koʊn/
any cone-shaped artifact
From this reading VESUVIUS.--WONDERFUL ASCENT OF THE CONE.--WONDERFUL DESCENT INTO THE CRATER.--AND MOST WONDERFUL DISAPPEARANCE OF MR.
CRATERnounUS /ˈkreɪtər/
a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
From this reading VESUVIUS.--WONDERFUL ASCENT OF THE CONE.--WONDERFUL DESCENT INTO THE CRATER.--AND MOST WONDERFUL DISAPPEARANCE OF MR.
DESCENTnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading VESUVIUS.--WONDERFUL ASCENT OF THE CONE.--WONDERFUL DESCENT INTO THE CRATER.--AND MOST WONDERFUL DISAPPEARANCE OF MR.
DISAPPEARANCEnounUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading VESUVIUS.--WONDERFUL ASCENT OF THE CONE.--WONDERFUL DESCENT INTO THE CRATER.--AND MOST WONDERFUL DISAPPEARANCE OF MR.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading To every visitor to Naples the most prominent object is Vesuvius.
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From this reading FIGGS, AFTER WHOM ALL HIS FRIENDS GO, WITH THEIR LIVES IN THEIR HANDS.--GREAT SENSATION AMONG SPECTATORS.
floatsnounUS /floʊts/
plural of “float” — the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
From this reading The long pennon of smoke from its crater forever floats out triumphantly in the air.
for a limitless time
From this reading The huge form of the volcano forever stands before him.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading The huge form of the volcano forever stands before him.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading FIGGS, AFTER WHOM ALL HIS FRIENDS GO, WITH THEIR LIVES IN THEIR HANDS.--GREAT SENSATION AMONG SPECTATORS.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The long pennon of smoke from its crater forever floats out triumphantly in the air.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading FIGGS, AFTER WHOM ALL HIS FRIENDS GO, WITH THEIR LIVES IN THEIR HANDS.--GREAT SENSATION AMONG SPECTATORS.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading FIGGS, AFTER WHOM ALL HIS FRIENDS GO, WITH THEIR LIVES IN THEIR HANDS.--GREAT SENSATION AMONG SPECTATORS.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading FIGGS, AFTER WHOM ALL HIS FRIENDS GO, WITH THEIR LIVES IN THEIR HANDS.--GREAT SENSATION AMONG SPECTATORS.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The huge form of the volcano forever stands before him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The huge form of the volcano forever stands before him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FIGGS, AFTER WHOM ALL HIS FRIENDS GO, WITH THEIR LIVES IN THEIR HANDS.--GREAT SENSATION AMONG SPECTATORS.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading VESUVIUS.--WONDERFUL ASCENT OF THE CONE.--WONDERFUL DESCENT INTO THE CRATER.--AND MOST WONDERFUL DISAPPEARANCE OF MR.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To every visitor to Naples the most prominent object is Vesuvius.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The long pennon of smoke from its crater forever floats out triumphantly in the air.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading FIGGS, AFTER WHOM ALL HIS FRIENDS GO, WITH THEIR LIVES IN THEIR HANDS.--GREAT SENSATION AMONG SPECTATORS.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The long pennon of smoke from its crater forever floats out triumphantly in the air.
used to form the superlative
From this reading VESUVIUS.--WONDERFUL ASCENT OF THE CONE.--WONDERFUL DESCENT INTO THE CRATER.--AND MOST WONDERFUL DISAPPEARANCE OF MR.
a form of address for a man
From this reading VESUVIUS.--WONDERFUL ASCENT OF THE CONE.--WONDERFUL DESCENT INTO THE CRATER.--AND MOST WONDERFUL DISAPPEARANCE OF MR.
NaplesnounUS /ˈneɪpəlz/
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
From this reading To every visitor to Naples the most prominent object is Vesuvius.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading To every visitor to Naples the most prominent object is Vesuvius.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VESUVIUS.--WONDERFUL ASCENT OF THE CONE.--WONDERFUL DESCENT INTO THE CRATER.--AND MOST WONDERFUL DISAPPEARANCE OF MR.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The long pennon of smoke from its crater forever floats out triumphantly in the air.
pennonnoun
a long flag; often tapering
From this reading The long pennon of smoke from its crater forever floats out triumphantly in the air.
prominentadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːmənənt/
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
From this reading To every visitor to Naples the most prominent object is Vesuvius.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading FIGGS, AFTER WHOM ALL HIS FRIENDS GO, WITH THEIR LIVES IN THEIR HANDS.--GREAT SENSATION AMONG SPECTATORS.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading The long pennon of smoke from its crater forever floats out triumphantly in the air.
SPECTATORSnounUS /ˈspekteɪtərz/
plural of “spectator” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading FIGGS, AFTER WHOM ALL HIS FRIENDS GO, WITH THEIR LIVES IN THEIR HANDS.--GREAT SENSATION AMONG SPECTATORS.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading The huge form of the volcano forever stands before him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VESUVIUS.--WONDERFUL ASCENT OF THE CONE.--WONDERFUL DESCENT INTO THE CRATER.--AND MOST WONDERFUL DISAPPEARANCE OF MR.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading FIGGS, AFTER WHOM ALL HIS FRIENDS GO, WITH THEIR LIVES IN THEIR HANDS.--GREAT SENSATION AMONG SPECTATORS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To every visitor to Naples the most prominent object is Vesuvius.
triumphantlyadverbUS /traɪˈʌmfəntli/
in a triumphant manner
From this reading The long pennon of smoke from its crater forever floats out triumphantly in the air.
VESUVIUSnounUS /vəˈsuːviəs/
a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny the Elder; last erupted in 1944
From this reading VESUVIUS.--WONDERFUL ASCENT OF THE CONE.--WONDERFUL DESCENT INTO THE CRATER.--AND MOST WONDERFUL DISAPPEARANCE OF MR.
someone who visits
From this reading To every visitor to Naples the most prominent object is Vesuvius.
volcanonounUS /vɑːlˈkeɪnoʊ/
a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
From this reading The huge form of the volcano forever stands before him.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FIGGS, AFTER WHOM ALL HIS FRIENDS GO, WITH THEIR LIVES IN THEIR HANDS.--GREAT SENSATION AMONG SPECTATORS.
in the company of; together with
From this reading FIGGS, AFTER WHOM ALL HIS FRIENDS GO, WITH THEIR LIVES IN THEIR HANDS.--GREAT SENSATION AMONG SPECTATORS.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading VESUVIUS.--WONDERFUL ASCENT OF THE CONE.--WONDERFUL DESCENT INTO THE CRATER.--AND MOST WONDERFUL DISAPPEARANCE OF MR.
