used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “A haunted temple?” echoed Jimmie.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
(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 “There are haunted temples all over Peru, if you leave it to the natives,” answered Sam.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “There are haunted temples all over Peru, if you leave it to the natives,” answered Sam.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There are haunted temples all over Peru, if you leave it to the natives,” answered Sam.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
echoedverbUS /ˈekoʊd/
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “A haunted temple?” echoed Jimmie.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading “I thought the haunted temples were a lot farther south.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
ghostsnounUS /ɡoʊsts/
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
HAUNTEDadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading THE HAUNTED TEMPLE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought the haunted temples were a lot farther south.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “There are haunted temples all over Peru, if you leave it to the natives,” answered Sam.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “There are haunted temples all over Peru, if you leave it to the natives,” answered Sam.
Jimmie
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From this reading “A haunted temple?” echoed Jimmie.
conformity or harmony
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
go away from a place
From this reading “There are haunted temples all over Peru, if you leave it to the natives,” answered Sam.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “I thought the haunted temples were a lot farther south.”
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading “There are haunted temples all over Peru, if you leave it to the natives,” answered Sam.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “There are haunted temples all over Peru, if you leave it to the natives,” answered Sam.
PerunounUS /pərˈuː/
a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries
From this reading “There are haunted temples all over Peru, if you leave it to the natives,” answered Sam.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
robesnounUS /roʊbz/
plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
ruinsnounUS /ˈruːənz/
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “There are haunted temples all over Peru, if you leave it to the natives,” answered Sam.
skeletonnounUS /ˈskelətən/
something reduced to its minimal form
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “I thought the haunted temples were a lot farther south.”
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading THE HAUNTED TEMPLE.
templesnounUS /ˈtempəlz/
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading “I thought the haunted temples were a lot farther south.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HAUNTED TEMPLE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There are haunted temples all over Peru, if you leave it to the natives,” answered Sam.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought the haunted temples were a lot farther south.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There are haunted temples all over Peru, if you leave it to the natives,” answered Sam.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
weirdadjectiveUS /wɪrd/
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I thought the haunted temples were a lot farther south.”
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
a Caucasian
From this reading “Whenever there is a reason for keeping strangers away from such ruins as we are about to visit, the ghosts come forth at night in white robes and wave weird lights above skeleton faces.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There are haunted temples all over Peru, if you leave it to the natives,” answered Sam.
