prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed over still more hideous.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MICHAEL, AND WHAT ENSUED.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Redbud entered the outer room, the talkers suddenly became silent, and ran to the windows.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed over still more hideous.
battle-breathing
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From this reading The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed over still more hideous.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading As Redbud entered the outer room, the talkers suddenly became silent, and ran to the windows.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed over still more hideous.
ENCOUNTEREDverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntərd/
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading PATRICK ENCOUNTERED ST.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed over still more hideous.
ENSUEDverbUS /ɪnˈsuːd/
past form of “ensue” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading MICHAEL, AND WHAT ENSUED.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading As Redbud entered the outer room, the talkers suddenly became silent, and ran to the windows.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed over still more hideous.
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed over still more hideous.
HOW
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From this reading HOW ST.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed over still more hideous.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed over still more hideous.
engage in
From this reading The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed over still more hideous.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading MICHAEL, AND WHAT ENSUED.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed over still more hideous.
northernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed over still more hideous.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed over still more hideous.
outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading As Redbud entered the outer room, the talkers suddenly became silent, and ran to the windows.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed over still more hideous.
pageantnounUS /ˈpædʒənt/
an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes
From this reading The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed over still more hideous.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed over still more hideous.
PATRICKnounUS /ˈpætrɪk/
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
From this reading PATRICK ENCOUNTERED ST.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed over still more hideous.
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed over still more hideous.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading As Redbud entered the outer room, the talkers suddenly became silent, and ran to the windows.
RedbudnounUS /ˈredbʌd/
small shrubby tree of eastern North America similar to the Judas tree having usually pink flowers; found in damp sheltered underwood
From this reading As Redbud entered the outer room, the talkers suddenly became silent, and ran to the windows.
retracedverbUS /riˈtreɪst/
past form of “retrace” — to go back over again
From this reading The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed over still more hideous.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed over still more hideous.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading As Redbud entered the outer room, the talkers suddenly became silent, and ran to the windows.
routverbUS /raʊt/
cause to flee
From this reading The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed over still more hideous.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed over still more hideous.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading As Redbud entered the outer room, the talkers suddenly became silent, and ran to the windows.
ST
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From this reading HOW ST.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed over still more hideous.
not in physical motion
From this reading The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed over still more hideous.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading As Redbud entered the outer room, the talkers suddenly became silent, and ran to the windows.
swayingverbUS /ˈsweɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed over still more hideous.
talkersnounUS /ˈtɔːkərz/
plural of “talker” — someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading As Redbud entered the outer room, the talkers suddenly became silent, and ran to the windows.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Redbud entered the outer room, the talkers suddenly became silent, and ran to the windows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Redbud entered the outer room, the talkers suddenly became silent, and ran to the windows.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed over still more hideous.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MICHAEL, AND WHAT ENSUED.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading As Redbud entered the outer room, the talkers suddenly became silent, and ran to the windows.
