used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The hours that followed were a confused horror and despair to me.
in addition
From this reading We knew now also, that they were being taken into the dread Water of Wild Things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hours that followed were a confused horror and despair to me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last we knew that the young women of Rax were being stolen—from under our very eyes—from the heart of the city, in the silence of the Time of Sleep.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading At last we knew that the young women of Rax were being stolen—from under our very eyes—from the heart of the city, in the silence of the Time of Sleep.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yet there seemed no one but myself and Caan who considered this disaster more vital than those which had preceded it.
Caan
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From this reading Yet there seemed no one but myself and Caan who considered this disaster more vital than those which had preceded it.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading At last we knew that the young women of Rax were being stolen—from under our very eyes—from the heart of the city, in the silence of the Time of Sleep.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading The hours that followed were a confused horror and despair to me.
carefully weighed
From this reading Yet there seemed no one but myself and Caan who considered this disaster more vital than those which had preceded it.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading The hours that followed were a confused horror and despair to me.
disasternounUS /dɪˈzæstər/
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading Yet there seemed no one but myself and Caan who considered this disaster more vital than those which had preceded it.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading We knew now also, that they were being taken into the dread Water of Wild Things.
opinion or judgment
From this reading At last we knew that the young women of Rax were being stolen—from under our very eyes—from the heart of the city, in the silence of the Time of Sleep.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The hours that followed were a confused horror and despair to me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At last we knew that the young women of Rax were being stolen—from under our very eyes—from the heart of the city, in the silence of the Time of Sleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet there seemed no one but myself and Caan who considered this disaster more vital than those which had preceded it.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading At last we knew that the young women of Rax were being stolen—from under our very eyes—from the heart of the city, in the silence of the Time of Sleep.
intense and profound fear
From this reading The hours that followed were a confused horror and despair to me.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The hours that followed were a confused horror and despair to me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last we knew that the young women of Rax were being stolen—from under our very eyes—from the heart of the city, in the silence of the Time of Sleep.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We knew now also, that they were being taken into the dread Water of Wild Things.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet there seemed no one but myself and Caan who considered this disaster more vital than those which had preceded it.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading At last we knew that the young women of Rax were being stolen—from under our very eyes—from the heart of the city, in the silence of the Time of Sleep.
immediately past
From this reading At last we knew that the young women of Rax were being stolen—from under our very eyes—from the heart of the city, in the silence of the Time of Sleep.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The hours that followed were a confused horror and despair to me.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Yet there seemed no one but myself and Caan who considered this disaster more vital than those which had preceded it.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Yet there seemed no one but myself and Caan who considered this disaster more vital than those which had preceded it.
not any; not one
From this reading Yet there seemed no one but myself and Caan who considered this disaster more vital than those which had preceded it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We knew now also, that they were being taken into the dread Water of Wild Things.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last we knew that the young women of Rax were being stolen—from under our very eyes—from the heart of the city, in the silence of the Time of Sleep.
Og's
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From this reading Og’s presence proved that.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet there seemed no one but myself and Caan who considered this disaster more vital than those which had preceded it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At last we knew that the young women of Rax were being stolen—from under our very eyes—from the heart of the city, in the silence of the Time of Sleep.
precededverbUS /prɪˈsiːdɪd/
past form of “precede” — be earlier in time; go back further
From this reading Yet there seemed no one but myself and Caan who considered this disaster more vital than those which had preceded it.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Og’s presence proved that.
established beyond doubt
From this reading Og’s presence proved that.
Rax
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From this reading At last we knew that the young women of Rax were being stolen—from under our very eyes—from the heart of the city, in the silence of the Time of Sleep.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Yet there seemed no one but myself and Caan who considered this disaster more vital than those which had preceded it.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading At last we knew that the young women of Rax were being stolen—from under our very eyes—from the heart of the city, in the silence of the Time of Sleep.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading At last we knew that the young women of Rax were being stolen—from under our very eyes—from the heart of the city, in the silence of the Time of Sleep.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading At last we knew that the young women of Rax were being stolen—from under our very eyes—from the heart of the city, in the silence of the Time of Sleep.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading We knew now also, that they were being taken into the dread Water of Wild Things.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Yet there seemed no one but myself and Caan who considered this disaster more vital than those which had preceded it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The hours that followed were a confused horror and despair to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hours that followed were a confused horror and despair to me.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Yet there seemed no one but myself and Caan who considered this disaster more vital than those which had preceded it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We knew now also, that they were being taken into the dread Water of Wild Things.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading We knew now also, that they were being taken into the dread Water of Wild Things.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet there seemed no one but myself and Caan who considered this disaster more vital than those which had preceded it.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Yet there seemed no one but myself and Caan who considered this disaster more vital than those which had preceded it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At last we knew that the young women of Rax were being stolen—from under our very eyes—from the heart of the city, in the silence of the Time of Sleep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hours that followed were a confused horror and despair to me.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading At last we knew that the young women of Rax were being stolen—from under our very eyes—from the heart of the city, in the silence of the Time of Sleep.
precisely as stated
From this reading At last we knew that the young women of Rax were being stolen—from under our very eyes—from the heart of the city, in the silence of the Time of Sleep.
vitaladjectiveUS /ˈvaɪtəl/
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
From this reading Yet there seemed no one but myself and Caan who considered this disaster more vital than those which had preceded it.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading We knew now also, that they were being taken into the dread Water of Wild Things.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At last we knew that the young women of Rax were being stolen—from under our very eyes—from the heart of the city, in the silence of the Time of Sleep.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The hours that followed were a confused horror and despair to me.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yet there seemed no one but myself and Caan who considered this disaster more vital than those which had preceded it.
which person or people
From this reading Yet there seemed no one but myself and Caan who considered this disaster more vital than those which had preceded it.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading We knew now also, that they were being taken into the dread Water of Wild Things.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading At last we knew that the young women of Rax were being stolen—from under our very eyes—from the heart of the city, in the silence of the Time of Sleep.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet there seemed no one but myself and Caan who considered this disaster more vital than those which had preceded it.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading At last we knew that the young women of Rax were being stolen—from under our very eyes—from the heart of the city, in the silence of the Time of Sleep.
