used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE VALLEY OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW The voice died away and it was still, with a breathless silence which made the beating of my heart ring in my ears.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VALLEY OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW The voice died away and it was still, with a breathless silence which made the beating of my heart ring in my ears.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as though I stood outside the world, in the Empty Places.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE VALLEY OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW The voice died away and it was still, with a breathless silence which made the beating of my heart ring in my ears.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading THE VALLEY OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW The voice died away and it was still, with a breathless silence which made the beating of my heart ring in my ears.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And then slowly consciousness returned, if I had been unconscious, and I opened my eyes and found that I was no longer in that old temple of Tzin Piaôu.
breathlessadjectiveUS /ˈbreθləs/
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading THE VALLEY OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW The voice died away and it was still, with a breathless silence which made the beating of my heart ring in my ears.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading And then slowly consciousness returned, if I had been unconscious, and I opened my eyes and found that I was no longer in that old temple of Tzin Piaôu.
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
derisiveadjectiveUS /dərˈɪsɪv/
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading THE VALLEY OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW The voice died away and it was still, with a breathless silence which made the beating of my heart ring in my ears.
disastersnounUS /dɪˈzæstərz/
plural of “disaster” — a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading THE VALLEY OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW The voice died away and it was still, with a breathless silence which made the beating of my heart ring in my ears.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading It was as though I stood outside the world, in the Empty Places.
opinion or judgment
From this reading And then slowly consciousness returned, if I had been unconscious, and I opened my eyes and found that I was no longer in that old temple of Tzin Piaôu.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
flickeredverbUS /ˈflɪkərd/
past form of “flicker” — move back and forth very rapidly
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
set up or found
From this reading And then slowly consciousness returned, if I had been unconscious, and I opened my eyes and found that I was no longer in that old temple of Tzin Piaôu.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I was glad of that.
grimyadjectiveUS /ˈɡraɪmi/
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And then slowly consciousness returned, if I had been unconscious, and I opened my eyes and found that I was no longer in that old temple of Tzin Piaôu.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THE VALLEY OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW The voice died away and it was still, with a breathless silence which made the beating of my heart ring in my ears.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was as though I stood outside the world, in the Empty Places.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And then slowly consciousness returned, if I had been unconscious, and I opened my eyes and found that I was no longer in that old temple of Tzin Piaôu.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE VALLEY OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW The voice died away and it was still, with a breathless silence which made the beating of my heart ring in my ears.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE VALLEY OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW The voice died away and it was still, with a breathless silence which made the beating of my heart ring in my ears.
the sound of laughing
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
for more time
From this reading And then slowly consciousness returned, if I had been unconscious, and I opened my eyes and found that I was no longer in that old temple of Tzin Piaôu.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
ludicrousness
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From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE VALLEY OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW The voice died away and it was still, with a breathless silence which made the beating of my heart ring in my ears.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE VALLEY OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW The voice died away and it was still, with a breathless silence which made the beating of my heart ring in my ears.
not any; not one
From this reading And then slowly consciousness returned, if I had been unconscious, and I opened my eyes and found that I was no longer in that old temple of Tzin Piaôu.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VALLEY OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW The voice died away and it was still, with a breathless silence which made the beating of my heart ring in my ears.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And then slowly consciousness returned, if I had been unconscious, and I opened my eyes and found that I was no longer in that old temple of Tzin Piaôu.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading And then slowly consciousness returned, if I had been unconscious, and I opened my eyes and found that I was no longer in that old temple of Tzin Piaôu.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading It was as though I stood outside the world, in the Empty Places.
Piaôu
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From this reading And then slowly consciousness returned, if I had been unconscious, and I opened my eyes and found that I was no longer in that old temple of Tzin Piaôu.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was as though I stood outside the world, in the Empty Places.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading And then slowly consciousness returned, if I had been unconscious, and I opened my eyes and found that I was no longer in that old temple of Tzin Piaôu.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading THE VALLEY OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW The voice died away and it was still, with a breathless silence which made the beating of my heart ring in my ears.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading THE VALLEY OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW The voice died away and it was still, with a breathless silence which made the beating of my heart ring in my ears.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE VALLEY OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW The voice died away and it was still, with a breathless silence which made the beating of my heart ring in my ears.
slabnounUS /slæb/
block consisting of a thick piece of something
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading And then slowly consciousness returned, if I had been unconscious, and I opened my eyes and found that I was no longer in that old temple of Tzin Piaôu.
not in physical motion
From this reading THE VALLEY OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW The voice died away and it was still, with a breathless silence which made the beating of my heart ring in my ears.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading It was as though I stood outside the world, in the Empty Places.
strivingsnounUS /ˈstraɪvɪŋz/
plural of “striving” — an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
the rays of the sun
From this reading THE VALLEY OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW The voice died away and it was still, with a breathless silence which made the beating of my heart ring in my ears.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading And then slowly consciousness returned, if I had been unconscious, and I opened my eyes and found that I was no longer in that old temple of Tzin Piaôu.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then slowly consciousness returned, if I had been unconscious, and I opened my eyes and found that I was no longer in that old temple of Tzin Piaôu.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VALLEY OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW The voice died away and it was still, with a breathless silence which made the beating of my heart ring in my ears.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then slowly consciousness returned, if I had been unconscious, and I opened my eyes and found that I was no longer in that old temple of Tzin Piaôu.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was as though I stood outside the world, in the Empty Places.
Tzin
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From this reading And then slowly consciousness returned, if I had been unconscious, and I opened my eyes and found that I was no longer in that old temple of Tzin Piaôu.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading And then slowly consciousness returned, if I had been unconscious, and I opened my eyes and found that I was no longer in that old temple of Tzin Piaôu.
vacancynounUS /ˈveɪkənsi/
being unoccupied
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading THE VALLEY OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW The voice died away and it was still, with a breathless silence which made the beating of my heart ring in my ears.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE VALLEY OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW The voice died away and it was still, with a breathless silence which made the beating of my heart ring in my ears.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VALLEY OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW The voice died away and it was still, with a breathless silence which made the beating of my heart ring in my ears.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE VALLEY OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW The voice died away and it was still, with a breathless silence which made the beating of my heart ring in my ears.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
which person or people
From this reading I had grown weary and half afraid of seeing that old man who lay there on his slab of stone, looking, looking, looking into vacancy, watching the strivings and disasters and the grimy ludicrousness of his fellows, while a little flame of derisive laughter danced and flickered in his eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE VALLEY OF SUNSHINE AND SHADOW The voice died away and it was still, with a breathless silence which made the beating of my heart ring in my ears.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It was as though I stood outside the world, in the Empty Places.
