Chapter XVI · The Strange Black Cylinders

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

From this reading He had dreamed of seeing the dark fights and narrow escapes, and had dreamed of seeing red lights against a night sky, and blinding white flares.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The forenoon was all but gone when Johnny stirred in his bed, then sat up abruptly to stare about him.

quickly and without warning

From this reading The forenoon was all but gone when Johnny stirred in his bed, then sat up abruptly to stare about him.

a person who enjoys taking risks

From this reading He had been dreaming, and woven into the web of his dreams was the face and figure of his one time fellow adventurer, Panther Eye, known familiarly as “Pant.”

anew

From this reading In his dreams he had again fought a mountain feud.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading He had dreamed of seeing the dark fights and narrow escapes, and had dreamed of seeing red lights against a night sky, and blinding white flares.

(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 The forenoon was all but gone when Johnny stirred in his bed, then sat up abruptly to stare about him.

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

From this reading He had been dreaming, and woven into the web of his dreams was the face and figure of his one time fellow adventurer, Panther Eye, known familiarly as “Pant.”

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

From this reading He had been dreaming, and woven into the web of his dreams was the face and figure of his one time fellow adventurer, Panther Eye, known familiarly as “Pant.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading All this with Pant at his side.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading The forenoon was all but gone when Johnny stirred in his bed, then sat up abruptly to stare about him.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He had been dreaming, and woven into the web of his dreams was the face and figure of his one time fellow adventurer, Panther Eye, known familiarly as “Pant.”

shining intensely

From this reading He had dreamed of seeing the dark fights and narrow escapes, and had dreamed of seeing red lights against a night sky, and blinding white flares.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The forenoon was all but gone when Johnny stirred in his bed, then sat up abruptly to stare about him.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading He had dreamed of seeing the dark fights and narrow escapes, and had dreamed of seeing red lights against a night sky, and blinding white flares.

conceived of or imagined or hoped for

From this reading He had dreamed of seeing the dark fights and narrow escapes, and had dreamed of seeing red lights against a night sky, and blinding white flares.

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

From this reading He had been dreaming, and woven into the web of his dreams was the face and figure of his one time fellow adventurer, Panther Eye, known familiarly as “Pant.”

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading He had been dreaming, and woven into the web of his dreams was the face and figure of his one time fellow adventurer, Panther Eye, known familiarly as “Pant.”

plural of “escape” — the act of escaping physically

From this reading He had dreamed of seeing the dark fights and narrow escapes, and had dreamed of seeing red lights against a night sky, and blinding white flares.

the organ of sight

From this reading He had been dreaming, and woven into the web of his dreams was the face and figure of his one time fellow adventurer, Panther Eye, known familiarly as “Pant.”

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading He had been dreaming, and woven into the web of his dreams was the face and figure of his one time fellow adventurer, Panther Eye, known familiarly as “Pant.”

in an intimately familiar manner

From this reading He had been dreaming, and woven into the web of his dreams was the face and figure of his one time fellow adventurer, Panther Eye, known familiarly as “Pant.”

a boy or man

From this reading He had been dreaming, and woven into the web of his dreams was the face and figure of his one time fellow adventurer, Panther Eye, known familiarly as “Pant.”

a bitter quarrel between two parties

From this reading In his dreams he had again fought a mountain feud.

plural of “fight” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading He had dreamed of seeing the dark fights and narrow escapes, and had dreamed of seeing red lights against a night sky, and blinding white flares.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading He had been dreaming, and woven into the web of his dreams was the face and figure of his one time fellow adventurer, Panther Eye, known familiarly as “Pant.”

plural of “flare” — a shape that spreads outward

From this reading He had dreamed of seeing the dark fights and narrow escapes, and had dreamed of seeing red lights against a night sky, and blinding white flares.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The forenoon was all but gone when Johnny stirred in his bed, then sat up abruptly to stare about him.

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading In his dreams he had again fought a mountain feud.

destroyed or killed

From this reading The forenoon was all but gone when Johnny stirred in his bed, then sat up abruptly to stare about him.

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

From this reading He had been dreaming, and woven into the web of his dreams was the face and figure of his one time fellow adventurer, Panther Eye, known familiarly as “Pant.”

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

From this reading He had been dreaming, and woven into the web of his dreams was the face and figure of his one time fellow adventurer, Panther Eye, known familiarly as “Pant.”

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The forenoon was all but gone when Johnny stirred in his bed, then sat up abruptly to stare about him.

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

From this reading The forenoon was all but gone when Johnny stirred in his bed, then sat up abruptly to stare about him.

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

From this reading The forenoon was all but gone when Johnny stirred in his bed, then sat up abruptly to stare about him.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He had been dreaming, and woven into the web of his dreams was the face and figure of his one time fellow adventurer, Panther Eye, known familiarly as “Pant.”

“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading The forenoon was all but gone when Johnny stirred in his bed, then sat up abruptly to stare about him.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading He had been dreaming, and woven into the web of his dreams was the face and figure of his one time fellow adventurer, Panther Eye, known familiarly as “Pant.”

plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

From this reading He had dreamed of seeing the dark fights and narrow escapes, and had dreamed of seeing red lights against a night sky, and blinding white flares.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading In his dreams he had again fought a mountain feud.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading He had dreamed of seeing the dark fights and narrow escapes, and had dreamed of seeing red lights against a night sky, and blinding white flares.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading He had dreamed of seeing the dark fights and narrow escapes, and had dreamed of seeing red lights against a night sky, and blinding white flares.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He had been dreaming, and woven into the web of his dreams was the face and figure of his one time fellow adventurer, Panther Eye, known familiarly as “Pant.”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He had been dreaming, and woven into the web of his dreams was the face and figure of his one time fellow adventurer, Panther Eye, known familiarly as “Pant.”

breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

From this reading He had been dreaming, and woven into the web of his dreams was the face and figure of his one time fellow adventurer, Panther Eye, known familiarly as “Pant.”

a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

From this reading He had been dreaming, and woven into the web of his dreams was the face and figure of his one time fellow adventurer, Panther Eye, known familiarly as “Pant.”

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading He had dreamed of seeing the dark fights and narrow escapes, and had dreamed of seeing red lights against a night sky, and blinding white flares.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading The forenoon was all but gone when Johnny stirred in his bed, then sat up abruptly to stare about him.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading He had dreamed of seeing the dark fights and narrow escapes, and had dreamed of seeing red lights against a night sky, and blinding white flares.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading All this with Pant at his side.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading He had dreamed of seeing the dark fights and narrow escapes, and had dreamed of seeing red lights against a night sky, and blinding white flares.

look at with fixed eyes

From this reading The forenoon was all but gone when Johnny stirred in his bed, then sat up abruptly to stare about him.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading The forenoon was all but gone when Johnny stirred in his bed, then sat up abruptly to stare about him.

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

From this reading The forenoon was all but gone when Johnny stirred in his bed, then sat up abruptly to stare about him.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The forenoon was all but gone when Johnny stirred in his bed, then sat up abruptly to stare about him.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading All this with Pant at his side.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading He had been dreaming, and woven into the web of his dreams was the face and figure of his one time fellow adventurer, Panther Eye, known familiarly as “Pant.”

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

From this reading The forenoon was all but gone when Johnny stirred in his bed, then sat up abruptly to stare about him.

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

From this reading The forenoon was all but gone when Johnny stirred in his bed, then sat up abruptly to stare about him.

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

From this reading The forenoon was all but gone when Johnny stirred in his bed, then sat up abruptly to stare about him.

an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving

From this reading He had been dreaming, and woven into the web of his dreams was the face and figure of his one time fellow adventurer, Panther Eye, known familiarly as “Pant.”

at the time that

From this reading The forenoon was all but gone when Johnny stirred in his bed, then sat up abruptly to stare about him.

a Caucasian

From this reading He had dreamed of seeing the dark fights and narrow escapes, and had dreamed of seeing red lights against a night sky, and blinding white flares.

in the company of; together with

From this reading All this with Pant at his side.

made or constructed by interlacing threads or strips of material or other elements into a whole

From this reading He had been dreaming, and woven into the web of his dreams was the face and figure of his one time fellow adventurer, Panther Eye, known familiarly as “Pant.”