the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the last day of our joyous existence there (we had fallen into the habit of making an arbitrary division of our time into days and nights), Sam arose and fixed our breakfast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the last day of our joyous existence there (we had fallen into the habit of making an arbitrary division of our time into days and nights), Sam arose and fixed our breakfast.
arbitraryadjectiveUS /ˈɑːrbətreri/
based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice
From this reading On the last day of our joyous existence there (we had fallen into the habit of making an arbitrary division of our time into days and nights), Sam arose and fixed our breakfast.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading On the last day of our joyous existence there (we had fallen into the habit of making an arbitrary division of our time into days and nights), Sam arose and fixed our breakfast.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading On the last day of our joyous existence there (we had fallen into the habit of making an arbitrary division of our time into days and nights), Sam arose and fixed our breakfast.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading We were quite unconscious of the events that were shaping themselves to bring sudden catastrophe.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The crisis came with little enough warning.
catastrophenounUS /kəˈtæstrəfi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading We were quite unconscious of the events that were shaping themselves to bring sudden catastrophe.
crisisnounUS /ˈkraɪsəs/
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading The crisis came with little enough warning.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the last day of our joyous existence there (we had fallen into the habit of making an arbitrary division of our time into days and nights), Sam arose and fixed our breakfast.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading On the last day of our joyous existence there (we had fallen into the habit of making an arbitrary division of our time into days and nights), Sam arose and fixed our breakfast.
divisionnounUS /dɪˈvɪʒən/
an army unit large enough to sustain combat
From this reading On the last day of our joyous existence there (we had fallen into the habit of making an arbitrary division of our time into days and nights), Sam arose and fixed our breakfast.
dramanounUS /ˈdrɑːmə/
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading We saw in our simple lives no foreshadowing of the supreme moments of the stupendous drama in which we were involved.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The crisis came with little enough warning.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading We were quite unconscious of the events that were shaping themselves to bring sudden catastrophe.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading On the last day of our joyous existence there (we had fallen into the habit of making an arbitrary division of our time into days and nights), Sam arose and fixed our breakfast.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading On the last day of our joyous existence there (we had fallen into the habit of making an arbitrary division of our time into days and nights), Sam arose and fixed our breakfast.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading On the last day of our joyous existence there (we had fallen into the habit of making an arbitrary division of our time into days and nights), Sam arose and fixed our breakfast.
foreshadowingnounUS /fɔːrˈʃædoʊɪŋ/
the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
From this reading We saw in our simple lives no foreshadowing of the supreme moments of the stupendous drama in which we were involved.
an established custom
From this reading On the last day of our joyous existence there (we had fallen into the habit of making an arbitrary division of our time into days and nights), Sam arose and fixed our breakfast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the last day of our joyous existence there (we had fallen into the habit of making an arbitrary division of our time into days and nights), Sam arose and fixed our breakfast.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The Tragedy in the Purple Wood Our woodland life was happy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Tragedy in the Purple Wood Our woodland life was happy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the last day of our joyous existence there (we had fallen into the habit of making an arbitrary division of our time into days and nights), Sam arose and fixed our breakfast.
involvedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlvd/
connected by participation or association or use
From this reading We saw in our simple lives no foreshadowing of the supreme moments of the stupendous drama in which we were involved.
joyousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪəs/
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading On the last day of our joyous existence there (we had fallen into the habit of making an arbitrary division of our time into days and nights), Sam arose and fixed our breakfast.
immediately past
From this reading On the last day of our joyous existence there (we had fallen into the habit of making an arbitrary division of our time into days and nights), Sam arose and fixed our breakfast.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The Tragedy in the Purple Wood Our woodland life was happy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The crisis came with little enough warning.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading We saw in our simple lives no foreshadowing of the supreme moments of the stupendous drama in which we were involved.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading On the last day of our joyous existence there (we had fallen into the habit of making an arbitrary division of our time into days and nights), Sam arose and fixed our breakfast.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading We saw in our simple lives no foreshadowing of the supreme moments of the stupendous drama in which we were involved.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading On the last day of our joyous existence there (we had fallen into the habit of making an arbitrary division of our time into days and nights), Sam arose and fixed our breakfast.
not any; not one
From this reading We saw in our simple lives no foreshadowing of the supreme moments of the stupendous drama in which we were involved.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were quite unconscious of the events that were shaping themselves to bring sudden catastrophe.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the last day of our joyous existence there (we had fallen into the habit of making an arbitrary division of our time into days and nights), Sam arose and fixed our breakfast.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Tragedy in the Purple Wood Our woodland life was happy.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading The Tragedy in the Purple Wood Our woodland life was happy.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading We were quite unconscious of the events that were shaping themselves to bring sudden catastrophe.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading On the last day of our joyous existence there (we had fallen into the habit of making an arbitrary division of our time into days and nights), Sam arose and fixed our breakfast.
cut with a saw
From this reading We saw in our simple lives no foreshadowing of the supreme moments of the stupendous drama in which we were involved.
shapingnounUS /ˈʃeɪpɪŋ/
any process serving to define the shape of something
From this reading We were quite unconscious of the events that were shaping themselves to bring sudden catastrophe.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading We saw in our simple lives no foreshadowing of the supreme moments of the stupendous drama in which we were involved.
stupendousadjectiveUS /stuːˈpendəs/
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
From this reading We saw in our simple lives no foreshadowing of the supreme moments of the stupendous drama in which we were involved.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading We were quite unconscious of the events that were shaping themselves to bring sudden catastrophe.
supremeadjectiveUS /səˈpriːm/
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading We saw in our simple lives no foreshadowing of the supreme moments of the stupendous drama in which we were involved.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We were quite unconscious of the events that were shaping themselves to bring sudden catastrophe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Tragedy in the Purple Wood Our woodland life was happy.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading We were quite unconscious of the events that were shaping themselves to bring sudden catastrophe.
in or at that place or location
From this reading On the last day of our joyous existence there (we had fallen into the habit of making an arbitrary division of our time into days and nights), Sam arose and fixed our breakfast.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading On the last day of our joyous existence there (we had fallen into the habit of making an arbitrary division of our time into days and nights), Sam arose and fixed our breakfast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were quite unconscious of the events that were shaping themselves to bring sudden catastrophe.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading The Tragedy in the Purple Wood Our woodland life was happy.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading We were quite unconscious of the events that were shaping themselves to bring sudden catastrophe.
a message informing of danger
From this reading The crisis came with little enough warning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Tragedy in the Purple Wood Our woodland life was happy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were quite unconscious of the events that were shaping themselves to bring sudden catastrophe.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were quite unconscious of the events that were shaping themselves to bring sudden catastrophe.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We saw in our simple lives no foreshadowing of the supreme moments of the stupendous drama in which we were involved.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The crisis came with little enough warning.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading The Tragedy in the Purple Wood Our woodland life was happy.
woodlandnounUS /ˈwʊdlænd/
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading The Tragedy in the Purple Wood Our woodland life was happy.
