adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We looked into a thousand vaults, a thousand spaces.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Through the torn gap I saw them, clustering undisturbed about the base of that one slender, coroneted and star pointing spire, rising serene and unshaken from a hell of lightnings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yes, thousands of feet thick it must have been, for the debris of it splintered and lashed to the very edge of the ledge on which we crouched; heaped it with the dimming fragments of the bodies that had formed it.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There came another avalanche roaring--before us opened the crater of the cones.
avalanchenounUS /ˈævəlæntʃ/
a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
From this reading There came another avalanche roaring--before us opened the crater of the cones.
basenounUS /beɪs/
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading Through the torn gap I saw them, clustering undisturbed about the base of that one slender, coroneted and star pointing spire, rising serene and unshaken from a hell of lightnings.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hundreds of feet through must have been the fallen mass--within it who knows what chambers filled with mysteries?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There came another avalanche roaring--before us opened the crater of the cones.
bodiesnounUS /ˈbɑːdiz/
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Yes, thousands of feet thick it must have been, for the debris of it splintered and lashed to the very edge of the ledge on which we crouched; heaped it with the dimming fragments of the bodies that had formed it.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There came another avalanche roaring--before us opened the crater of the cones.
chambersnounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbərz/
English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading Hundreds of feet through must have been the fallen mass--within it who knows what chambers filled with mysteries?
clusteringnounUS /ˈklʌstərɪŋ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading Through the torn gap I saw them, clustering undisturbed about the base of that one slender, coroneted and star pointing spire, rising serene and unshaken from a hell of lightnings.
conesnounUS /koʊnz/
plural of “cone” — any cone-shaped artifact
From this reading There came another avalanche roaring--before us opened the crater of the cones.
coronetedadjective
belonging to the peerage
From this reading Through the torn gap I saw them, clustering undisturbed about the base of that one slender, coroneted and star pointing spire, rising serene and unshaken from a hell of lightnings.
craternounUS /ˈkreɪtər/
a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
From this reading There came another avalanche roaring--before us opened the crater of the cones.
crouchedverbUS /kraʊtʃt/
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading Yes, thousands of feet thick it must have been, for the debris of it splintered and lashed to the very edge of the ledge on which we crouched; heaped it with the dimming fragments of the bodies that had formed it.
debrisnounUS /dəˈbriː/
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
From this reading Yes, thousands of feet thick it must have been, for the debris of it splintered and lashed to the very edge of the ledge on which we crouched; heaped it with the dimming fragments of the bodies that had formed it.
dimmingverbUS /ˈdɪmɪŋ/
inflected form of “dim” — switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
From this reading Yes, thousands of feet thick it must have been, for the debris of it splintered and lashed to the very edge of the ledge on which we crouched; heaped it with the dimming fragments of the bodies that had formed it.
edgenounUS /edʒ/
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Yes, thousands of feet thick it must have been, for the debris of it splintered and lashed to the very edge of the ledge on which we crouched; heaped it with the dimming fragments of the bodies that had formed it.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Hundreds of feet through must have been the fallen mass--within it who knows what chambers filled with mysteries?
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Hundreds of feet through must have been the fallen mass--within it who knows what chambers filled with mysteries?
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Hundreds of feet through must have been the fallen mass--within it who knows what chambers filled with mysteries?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yes, thousands of feet thick it must have been, for the debris of it splintered and lashed to the very edge of the ledge on which we crouched; heaped it with the dimming fragments of the bodies that had formed it.
formedadjectiveUS /fɔːrmd/
having or given a form or shape
From this reading Yes, thousands of feet thick it must have been, for the debris of it splintered and lashed to the very edge of the ledge on which we crouched; heaped it with the dimming fragments of the bodies that had formed it.
fragmentsnounUS /ˈfræɡmənts/
plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else
From this reading Yes, thousands of feet thick it must have been, for the debris of it splintered and lashed to the very edge of the ledge on which we crouched; heaped it with the dimming fragments of the bodies that had formed it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Through the torn gap I saw them, clustering undisturbed about the base of that one slender, coroneted and star pointing spire, rising serene and unshaken from a hell of lightnings.
gapnounUS /ɡæp/
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading Through the torn gap I saw them, clustering undisturbed about the base of that one slender, coroneted and star pointing spire, rising serene and unshaken from a hell of lightnings.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yes, thousands of feet thick it must have been, for the debris of it splintered and lashed to the very edge of the ledge on which we crouched; heaped it with the dimming fragments of the bodies that had formed it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Hundreds of feet through must have been the fallen mass--within it who knows what chambers filled with mysteries?
heapedverbUS /hiːpt/
past form of “heap” — bestow in large quantities
From this reading Yes, thousands of feet thick it must have been, for the debris of it splintered and lashed to the very edge of the ledge on which we crouched; heaped it with the dimming fragments of the bodies that had formed it.
hellnounUS /hel/
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading Through the torn gap I saw them, clustering undisturbed about the base of that one slender, coroneted and star pointing spire, rising serene and unshaken from a hell of lightnings.
HundredsnounUS /ˈhʌndrədz/
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading Hundreds of feet through must have been the fallen mass--within it who knows what chambers filled with mysteries?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Through the torn gap I saw them, clustering undisturbed about the base of that one slender, coroneted and star pointing spire, rising serene and unshaken from a hell of lightnings.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We looked into a thousand vaults, a thousand spaces.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hundreds of feet through must have been the fallen mass--within it who knows what chambers filled with mysteries?
knowsnounUS /noʊz/
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Hundreds of feet through must have been the fallen mass--within it who knows what chambers filled with mysteries?
lashedverbUS /læʃt/
past form of “lash” — beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading Yes, thousands of feet thick it must have been, for the debris of it splintered and lashed to the very edge of the ledge on which we crouched; heaped it with the dimming fragments of the bodies that had formed it.
ledgenounUS /ledʒ/
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading Yes, thousands of feet thick it must have been, for the debris of it splintered and lashed to the very edge of the ledge on which we crouched; heaped it with the dimming fragments of the bodies that had formed it.
lightningsnounUS /ˈlaɪtnɪŋz/
plural of “lightning” — abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading Through the torn gap I saw them, clustering undisturbed about the base of that one slender, coroneted and star pointing spire, rising serene and unshaken from a hell of lightnings.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading We looked into a thousand vaults, a thousand spaces.
massnounUS /mæs/
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Hundreds of feet through must have been the fallen mass--within it who knows what chambers filled with mysteries?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Hundreds of feet through must have been the fallen mass--within it who knows what chambers filled with mysteries?
mysteriesnounUS /ˈmɪstəriz/
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading Hundreds of feet through must have been the fallen mass--within it who knows what chambers filled with mysteries?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hundreds of feet through must have been the fallen mass--within it who knows what chambers filled with mysteries?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yes, thousands of feet thick it must have been, for the debris of it splintered and lashed to the very edge of the ledge on which we crouched; heaped it with the dimming fragments of the bodies that had formed it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Through the torn gap I saw them, clustering undisturbed about the base of that one slender, coroneted and star pointing spire, rising serene and unshaken from a hell of lightnings.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading There came another avalanche roaring--before us opened the crater of the cones.
pointingverbUS /ˈpɔɪntɪŋ/
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading Through the torn gap I saw them, clustering undisturbed about the base of that one slender, coroneted and star pointing spire, rising serene and unshaken from a hell of lightnings.
risingadjectiveUS /ˈraɪzɪŋ/
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Through the torn gap I saw them, clustering undisturbed about the base of that one slender, coroneted and star pointing spire, rising serene and unshaken from a hell of lightnings.
roaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading There came another avalanche roaring--before us opened the crater of the cones.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Through the torn gap I saw them, clustering undisturbed about the base of that one slender, coroneted and star pointing spire, rising serene and unshaken from a hell of lightnings.
sereneadjectiveUS /sərˈiːn/
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading Through the torn gap I saw them, clustering undisturbed about the base of that one slender, coroneted and star pointing spire, rising serene and unshaken from a hell of lightnings.
slenderadjectiveUS /ˈslendər/
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Through the torn gap I saw them, clustering undisturbed about the base of that one slender, coroneted and star pointing spire, rising serene and unshaken from a hell of lightnings.
spacesnounUS /ˈspeɪsəz/
plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading We looked into a thousand vaults, a thousand spaces.
spirenounUS /spaɪr/
a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
From this reading Through the torn gap I saw them, clustering undisturbed about the base of that one slender, coroneted and star pointing spire, rising serene and unshaken from a hell of lightnings.
splinteredverbUS /ˈsplɪntərd/
past form of “splinter” — withdraw from an organization or communion
From this reading Yes, thousands of feet thick it must have been, for the debris of it splintered and lashed to the very edge of the ledge on which we crouched; heaped it with the dimming fragments of the bodies that had formed it.
starnounUS /stɑːr/
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Through the torn gap I saw them, clustering undisturbed about the base of that one slender, coroneted and star pointing spire, rising serene and unshaken from a hell of lightnings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yes, thousands of feet thick it must have been, for the debris of it splintered and lashed to the very edge of the ledge on which we crouched; heaped it with the dimming fragments of the bodies that had formed it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hundreds of feet through must have been the fallen mass--within it who knows what chambers filled with mysteries?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Through the torn gap I saw them, clustering undisturbed about the base of that one slender, coroneted and star pointing spire, rising serene and unshaken from a hell of lightnings.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There came another avalanche roaring--before us opened the crater of the cones.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Yes, thousands of feet thick it must have been, for the debris of it splintered and lashed to the very edge of the ledge on which we crouched; heaped it with the dimming fragments of the bodies that had formed it.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading We looked into a thousand vaults, a thousand spaces.
thousandsnounUS /ˈθaʊzəndz/
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Yes, thousands of feet thick it must have been, for the debris of it splintered and lashed to the very edge of the ledge on which we crouched; heaped it with the dimming fragments of the bodies that had formed it.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Hundreds of feet through must have been the fallen mass--within it who knows what chambers filled with mysteries?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yes, thousands of feet thick it must have been, for the debris of it splintered and lashed to the very edge of the ledge on which we crouched; heaped it with the dimming fragments of the bodies that had formed it.
tornadjectiveUS /tɔːrn/
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading Through the torn gap I saw them, clustering undisturbed about the base of that one slender, coroneted and star pointing spire, rising serene and unshaken from a hell of lightnings.
undisturbedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪˈstɜːrbd/
untroubled by interference or disturbance
From this reading Through the torn gap I saw them, clustering undisturbed about the base of that one slender, coroneted and star pointing spire, rising serene and unshaken from a hell of lightnings.
unshakenadjectiveUS /ənˈʃeɪkən/
unshaken in purpose
From this reading Through the torn gap I saw them, clustering undisturbed about the base of that one slender, coroneted and star pointing spire, rising serene and unshaken from a hell of lightnings.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There came another avalanche roaring--before us opened the crater of the cones.
vaultsnounUS /vɔːlts/
plural of “vault” — a burial chamber (usually underground)
From this reading We looked into a thousand vaults, a thousand spaces.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Yes, thousands of feet thick it must have been, for the debris of it splintered and lashed to the very edge of the ledge on which we crouched; heaped it with the dimming fragments of the bodies that had formed it.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Yes, thousands of feet thick it must have been, for the debris of it splintered and lashed to the very edge of the ledge on which we crouched; heaped it with the dimming fragments of the bodies that had formed it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Hundreds of feet through must have been the fallen mass--within it who knows what chambers filled with mysteries?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yes, thousands of feet thick it must have been, for the debris of it splintered and lashed to the very edge of the ledge on which we crouched; heaped it with the dimming fragments of the bodies that had formed it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Hundreds of feet through must have been the fallen mass--within it who knows what chambers filled with mysteries?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hundreds of feet through must have been the fallen mass--within it who knows what chambers filled with mysteries?
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Hundreds of feet through must have been the fallen mass--within it who knows what chambers filled with mysteries?
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, thousands of feet thick it must have been, for the debris of it splintered and lashed to the very edge of the ledge on which we crouched; heaped it with the dimming fragments of the bodies that had formed it.
