used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All night long he fought against this mysterious something, this tumult of thousands and thousands of voices in which his own voice died away as feebly as the voice of a child crying for help in the midst of a wild tornado.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading All night long he had had to defend himself against the strange seething and roaring that rose in the distance and, swelling as it approached, threatened to suffocate him.
(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 All night long he had had to defend himself against the strange seething and roaring that rose in the distance and, swelling as it approached, threatened to suffocate him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the sea and not the great city that roared beneath Hans Unwirrsch's windows next morning; but at first he would not believe it.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading All night long he had had to defend himself against the strange seething and roaring that rose in the distance and, swelling as it approached, threatened to suffocate him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All night long he had had to defend himself against the strange seething and roaring that rose in the distance and, swelling as it approached, threatened to suffocate him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was the sea and not the great city that roared beneath Hans Unwirrsch's windows next morning; but at first he would not believe it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading All night long he fought against this mysterious something, this tumult of thousands and thousands of voices in which his own voice died away as feebly as the voice of a child crying for help in the midst of a wild tornado.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Long before he awoke the sound of the sea penetrated his slumber and he dreamt curious things.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Long before he awoke the sound of the sea penetrated his slumber and he dreamt curious things.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was like being set free when he finally awoke and could no longer doubt that he heard the sea and not the noise of the world through which the course of his life had led him.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading It was the sea and not the great city that roared beneath Hans Unwirrsch's windows next morning; but at first he would not believe it.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading It was the sea and not the great city that roared beneath Hans Unwirrsch's windows next morning; but at first he would not believe it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was the sea and not the great city that roared beneath Hans Unwirrsch's windows next morning; but at first he would not believe it.
a young person of either sex
From this reading All night long he fought against this mysterious something, this tumult of thousands and thousands of voices in which his own voice died away as feebly as the voice of a child crying for help in the midst of a wild tornado.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading It was the sea and not the great city that roared beneath Hans Unwirrsch's windows next morning; but at first he would not believe it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was like being set free when he finally awoke and could no longer doubt that he heard the sea and not the noise of the world through which the course of his life had led him.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading It was like being set free when he finally awoke and could no longer doubt that he heard the sea and not the noise of the world through which the course of his life had led him.
demanding attention
From this reading All night long he fought against this mysterious something, this tumult of thousands and thousands of voices in which his own voice died away as feebly as the voice of a child crying for help in the midst of a wild tornado.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Long before he awoke the sound of the sea penetrated his slumber and he dreamt curious things.
defendverbUS /dɪˈfend/
argue or speak in defense of
From this reading All night long he had had to defend himself against the strange seething and roaring that rose in the distance and, swelling as it approached, threatened to suffocate him.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading All night long he fought against this mysterious something, this tumult of thousands and thousands of voices in which his own voice died away as feebly as the voice of a child crying for help in the midst of a wild tornado.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading All night long he had had to defend himself against the strange seething and roaring that rose in the distance and, swelling as it approached, threatened to suffocate him.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading It was like being set free when he finally awoke and could no longer doubt that he heard the sea and not the noise of the world through which the course of his life had led him.
dreamtverbUS /drɛmt/
Experienced dreams during sleep.
From this reading Long before he awoke the sound of the sea penetrated his slumber and he dreamt curious things.
feeblyadverbUS /ˈfiːbli/
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading All night long he fought against this mysterious something, this tumult of thousands and thousands of voices in which his own voice died away as feebly as the voice of a child crying for help in the midst of a wild tornado.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading It was like being set free when he finally awoke and could no longer doubt that he heard the sea and not the noise of the world through which the course of his life had led him.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was the sea and not the great city that roared beneath Hans Unwirrsch's windows next morning; but at first he would not believe it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All night long he fought against this mysterious something, this tumult of thousands and thousands of voices in which his own voice died away as feebly as the voice of a child crying for help in the midst of a wild tornado.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading All night long he fought against this mysterious something, this tumult of thousands and thousands of voices in which his own voice died away as feebly as the voice of a child crying for help in the midst of a wild tornado.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading It was like being set free when he finally awoke and could no longer doubt that he heard the sea and not the noise of the world through which the course of his life had led him.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was the sea and not the great city that roared beneath Hans Unwirrsch's windows next morning; but at first he would not believe it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All night long he had had to defend himself against the strange seething and roaring that rose in the distance and, swelling as it approached, threatened to suffocate him.
HansnounUS /hɑːns/
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading It was the sea and not the great city that roared beneath Hans Unwirrsch's windows next morning; but at first he would not believe it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the sea and not the great city that roared beneath Hans Unwirrsch's windows next morning; but at first he would not believe it.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading It was like being set free when he finally awoke and could no longer doubt that he heard the sea and not the noise of the world through which the course of his life had led him.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading All night long he fought against this mysterious something, this tumult of thousands and thousands of voices in which his own voice died away as feebly as the voice of a child crying for help in the midst of a wild tornado.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All night long he had had to defend himself against the strange seething and roaring that rose in the distance and, swelling as it approached, threatened to suffocate him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading All night long he had had to defend himself against the strange seething and roaring that rose in the distance and, swelling as it approached, threatened to suffocate him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Long before he awoke the sound of the sea penetrated his slumber and he dreamt curious things.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All night long he had had to defend himself against the strange seething and roaring that rose in the distance and, swelling as it approached, threatened to suffocate him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the sea and not the great city that roared beneath Hans Unwirrsch's windows next morning; but at first he would not believe it.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading It was like being set free when he finally awoke and could no longer doubt that he heard the sea and not the noise of the world through which the course of his life had led him.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It was like being set free when he finally awoke and could no longer doubt that he heard the sea and not the noise of the world through which the course of his life had led him.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was like being set free when he finally awoke and could no longer doubt that he heard the sea and not the noise of the world through which the course of his life had led him.
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 Long before he awoke the sound of the sea penetrated his slumber and he dreamt curious things.
for more time
From this reading It was like being set free when he finally awoke and could no longer doubt that he heard the sea and not the noise of the world through which the course of his life had led him.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading All night long he fought against this mysterious something, this tumult of thousands and thousands of voices in which his own voice died away as feebly as the voice of a child crying for help in the midst of a wild tornado.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was the sea and not the great city that roared beneath Hans Unwirrsch's windows next morning; but at first he would not believe it.
of an obscure nature
From this reading All night long he fought against this mysterious something, this tumult of thousands and thousands of voices in which his own voice died away as feebly as the voice of a child crying for help in the midst of a wild tornado.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading It was the sea and not the great city that roared beneath Hans Unwirrsch's windows next morning; but at first he would not believe it.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading All night long he had had to defend himself against the strange seething and roaring that rose in the distance and, swelling as it approached, threatened to suffocate him.
not any; not one
From this reading It was like being set free when he finally awoke and could no longer doubt that he heard the sea and not the noise of the world through which the course of his life had led him.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading It was like being set free when he finally awoke and could no longer doubt that he heard the sea and not the noise of the world through which the course of his life had led him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was the sea and not the great city that roared beneath Hans Unwirrsch's windows next morning; but at first he would not believe it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Long before he awoke the sound of the sea penetrated his slumber and he dreamt curious things.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading All night long he fought against this mysterious something, this tumult of thousands and thousands of voices in which his own voice died away as feebly as the voice of a child crying for help in the midst of a wild tornado.
penetratedverbUS /ˈpenətreɪtɪd/
past form of “penetrate” — pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
From this reading Long before he awoke the sound of the sea penetrated his slumber and he dreamt curious things.
roaredverbUS /rɔːrd/
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading It was the sea and not the great city that roared beneath Hans Unwirrsch's windows next morning; but at first he would not believe it.
roaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading All night long he had had to defend himself against the strange seething and roaring that rose in the distance and, swelling as it approached, threatened to suffocate him.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading All night long he had had to defend himself against the strange seething and roaring that rose in the distance and, swelling as it approached, threatened to suffocate him.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading It was the sea and not the great city that roared beneath Hans Unwirrsch's windows next morning; but at first he would not believe it.
seethingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːðɪŋ/
in constant agitation
From this reading All night long he had had to defend himself against the strange seething and roaring that rose in the distance and, swelling as it approached, threatened to suffocate him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was like being set free when he finally awoke and could no longer doubt that he heard the sea and not the noise of the world through which the course of his life had led him.
slumbernounUS /ˈslʌmbər/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Long before he awoke the sound of the sea penetrated his slumber and he dreamt curious things.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading All night long he fought against this mysterious something, this tumult of thousands and thousands of voices in which his own voice died away as feebly as the voice of a child crying for help in the midst of a wild tornado.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Long before he awoke the sound of the sea penetrated his slumber and he dreamt curious things.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading All night long he had had to defend himself against the strange seething and roaring that rose in the distance and, swelling as it approached, threatened to suffocate him.
suffocateverbUS /ˈsʌfəkeɪt/
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
From this reading All night long he had had to defend himself against the strange seething and roaring that rose in the distance and, swelling as it approached, threatened to suffocate him.
swellingnounUS /ˈswelɪŋ/
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
From this reading All night long he had had to defend himself against the strange seething and roaring that rose in the distance and, swelling as it approached, threatened to suffocate him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the sea and not the great city that roared beneath Hans Unwirrsch's windows next morning; but at first he would not believe it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the sea and not the great city that roared beneath Hans Unwirrsch's windows next morning; but at first he would not believe it.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Long before he awoke the sound of the sea penetrated his slumber and he dreamt curious things.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All night long he fought against this mysterious something, this tumult of thousands and thousands of voices in which his own voice died away as feebly as the voice of a child crying for help in the midst of a wild tornado.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading All night long he fought against this mysterious something, this tumult of thousands and thousands of voices in which his own voice died away as feebly as the voice of a child crying for help in the midst of a wild tornado.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading All night long he had had to defend himself against the strange seething and roaring that rose in the distance and, swelling as it approached, threatened to suffocate him.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It was like being set free when he finally awoke and could no longer doubt that he heard the sea and not the noise of the world through which the course of his life had led him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All night long he had had to defend himself against the strange seething and roaring that rose in the distance and, swelling as it approached, threatened to suffocate him.
tornadonounUS /tɔːrˈneɪdoʊ/
a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
From this reading All night long he fought against this mysterious something, this tumult of thousands and thousands of voices in which his own voice died away as feebly as the voice of a child crying for help in the midst of a wild tornado.
tumultnounUS /ˈtuːməlt/
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading All night long he fought against this mysterious something, this tumult of thousands and thousands of voices in which his own voice died away as feebly as the voice of a child crying for help in the midst of a wild tornado.
Unwirrsch's
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From this reading It was the sea and not the great city that roared beneath Hans Unwirrsch's windows next morning; but at first he would not believe it.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading All night long he fought against this mysterious something, this tumult of thousands and thousands of voices in which his own voice died away as feebly as the voice of a child crying for help in the midst of a wild tornado.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading All night long he fought against this mysterious something, this tumult of thousands and thousands of voices in which his own voice died away as feebly as the voice of a child crying for help in the midst of a wild tornado.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the sea and not the great city that roared beneath Hans Unwirrsch's windows next morning; but at first he would not believe it.
at the time that
From this reading It was like being set free when he finally awoke and could no longer doubt that he heard the sea and not the noise of the world through which the course of his life had led him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All night long he fought against this mysterious something, this tumult of thousands and thousands of voices in which his own voice died away as feebly as the voice of a child crying for help in the midst of a wild tornado.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading All night long he fought against this mysterious something, this tumult of thousands and thousands of voices in which his own voice died away as feebly as the voice of a child crying for help in the midst of a wild tornado.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading It was the sea and not the great city that roared beneath Hans Unwirrsch's windows next morning; but at first he would not believe it.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It was like being set free when he finally awoke and could no longer doubt that he heard the sea and not the noise of the world through which the course of his life had led him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was the sea and not the great city that roared beneath Hans Unwirrsch's windows next morning; but at first he would not believe it.
