used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nearly a fortnight had passed since my meeting with my two friends in the Cathedral, and I was looking forward with some eagerness to their impending visit.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But, nevertheless, looking back, I can see that when the catastrophe burst upon me it found me all unsuspicious and unprepared.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perhaps it may have been that the deepening shadows began dimly to make themselves felt; that some indistinct sense of instability and insecurity had begun to steal into my consciousness.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But, nevertheless, looking back, I can see that when the catastrophe burst upon me it found me all unsuspicious and unprepared.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The coming events, whose premonitory shadows had been falling upon me unnoted since I came to Rochester, were daily drawing nearer.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Perhaps it may have been that the deepening shadows began dimly to make themselves felt; that some indistinct sense of instability and insecurity had begun to steal into my consciousness.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Perhaps it may have been that the deepening shadows began dimly to make themselves felt; that some indistinct sense of instability and insecurity had begun to steal into my consciousness.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading But, nevertheless, looking back, I can see that when the catastrophe burst upon me it found me all unsuspicious and unprepared.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, nevertheless, looking back, I can see that when the catastrophe burst upon me it found me all unsuspicious and unprepared.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The coming events, whose premonitory shadows had been falling upon me unnoted since I came to Rochester, were daily drawing nearer.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But, nevertheless, looking back, I can see that when the catastrophe burst upon me it found me all unsuspicious and unprepared.
catastrophenounUS /kəˈtæstrəfi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading But, nevertheless, looking back, I can see that when the catastrophe burst upon me it found me all unsuspicious and unprepared.
CathedralnounUS /kəˈθiːdrəl/
any large and important church
From this reading Nearly a fortnight had passed since my meeting with my two friends in the Cathedral, and I was looking forward with some eagerness to their impending visit.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The coming events, whose premonitory shadows had been falling upon me unnoted since I came to Rochester, were daily drawing nearer.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading Perhaps it may have been that the deepening shadows began dimly to make themselves felt; that some indistinct sense of instability and insecurity had begun to steal into my consciousness.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading The coming events, whose premonitory shadows had been falling upon me unnoted since I came to Rochester, were daily drawing nearer.
deepeningnounUS /ˈdiːpənɪŋ/
a process of becoming deeper and more profound
From this reading Perhaps it may have been that the deepening shadows began dimly to make themselves felt; that some indistinct sense of instability and insecurity had begun to steal into my consciousness.
dimlyadverbUS /ˈdɪmli/
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading Perhaps it may have been that the deepening shadows began dimly to make themselves felt; that some indistinct sense of instability and insecurity had begun to steal into my consciousness.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading The coming events, whose premonitory shadows had been falling upon me unnoted since I came to Rochester, were daily drawing nearer.
eagernessnounUS /ˈiːɡərnəs/
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading Nearly a fortnight had passed since my meeting with my two friends in the Cathedral, and I was looking forward with some eagerness to their impending visit.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading The coming events, whose premonitory shadows had been falling upon me unnoted since I came to Rochester, were daily drawing nearer.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading The coming events, whose premonitory shadows had been falling upon me unnoted since I came to Rochester, were daily drawing nearer.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Perhaps it may have been that the deepening shadows began dimly to make themselves felt; that some indistinct sense of instability and insecurity had begun to steal into my consciousness.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading Nearly a fortnight had passed since my meeting with my two friends in the Cathedral, and I was looking forward with some eagerness to their impending visit.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Nearly a fortnight had passed since my meeting with my two friends in the Cathedral, and I was looking forward with some eagerness to their impending visit.
set up or found
From this reading But, nevertheless, looking back, I can see that when the catastrophe burst upon me it found me all unsuspicious and unprepared.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Nearly a fortnight had passed since my meeting with my two friends in the Cathedral, and I was looking forward with some eagerness to their impending visit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The coming events, whose premonitory shadows had been falling upon me unnoted since I came to Rochester, were daily drawing nearer.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps it may have been that the deepening shadows began dimly to make themselves felt; that some indistinct sense of instability and insecurity had begun to steal into my consciousness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The coming events, whose premonitory shadows had been falling upon me unnoted since I came to Rochester, were daily drawing nearer.
impendingadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpendɪŋ/
close in time; about to occur
From this reading Nearly a fortnight had passed since my meeting with my two friends in the Cathedral, and I was looking forward with some eagerness to their impending visit.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nearly a fortnight had passed since my meeting with my two friends in the Cathedral, and I was looking forward with some eagerness to their impending visit.
indistinctadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋkt/
not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand
From this reading Perhaps it may have been that the deepening shadows began dimly to make themselves felt; that some indistinct sense of instability and insecurity had begun to steal into my consciousness.
insecuritynounUS /ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊrɪti/
the state of being subject to danger or injury
From this reading Perhaps it may have been that the deepening shadows began dimly to make themselves felt; that some indistinct sense of instability and insecurity had begun to steal into my consciousness.
instabilitynounUS /ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti/
an unstable order
From this reading Perhaps it may have been that the deepening shadows began dimly to make themselves felt; that some indistinct sense of instability and insecurity had begun to steal into my consciousness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Perhaps it may have been that the deepening shadows began dimly to make themselves felt; that some indistinct sense of instability and insecurity had begun to steal into my consciousness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it may have been that the deepening shadows began dimly to make themselves felt; that some indistinct sense of instability and insecurity had begun to steal into my consciousness.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading But, nevertheless, looking back, I can see that when the catastrophe burst upon me it found me all unsuspicious and unprepared.
engage in
From this reading Perhaps it may have been that the deepening shadows began dimly to make themselves felt; that some indistinct sense of instability and insecurity had begun to steal into my consciousness.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Perhaps it may have been that the deepening shadows began dimly to make themselves felt; that some indistinct sense of instability and insecurity had begun to steal into my consciousness.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The coming events, whose premonitory shadows had been falling upon me unnoted since I came to Rochester, were daily drawing nearer.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Nearly a fortnight had passed since my meeting with my two friends in the Cathedral, and I was looking forward with some eagerness to their impending visit.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Perhaps it may have been that the deepening shadows began dimly to make themselves felt; that some indistinct sense of instability and insecurity had begun to steal into my consciousness.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading The coming events, whose premonitory shadows had been falling upon me unnoted since I came to Rochester, were daily drawing nearer.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Nearly a fortnight had passed since my meeting with my two friends in the Cathedral, and I was looking forward with some eagerness to their impending visit.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading But, nevertheless, looking back, I can see that when the catastrophe burst upon me it found me all unsuspicious and unprepared.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perhaps it may have been that the deepening shadows began dimly to make themselves felt; that some indistinct sense of instability and insecurity had begun to steal into my consciousness.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Nearly a fortnight had passed since my meeting with my two friends in the Cathedral, and I was looking forward with some eagerness to their impending visit.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps it may have been that the deepening shadows began dimly to make themselves felt; that some indistinct sense of instability and insecurity had begun to steal into my consciousness.
premonitoryadjectiveUS /prəˈmʌnətəri/
warning of future misfortune
From this reading The coming events, whose premonitory shadows had been falling upon me unnoted since I came to Rochester, were daily drawing nearer.
RochesternounUS /ˈrɑːtʃestər/
a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry
From this reading The coming events, whose premonitory shadows had been falling upon me unnoted since I came to Rochester, were daily drawing nearer.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But, nevertheless, looking back, I can see that when the catastrophe burst upon me it found me all unsuspicious and unprepared.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Perhaps it may have been that the deepening shadows began dimly to make themselves felt; that some indistinct sense of instability and insecurity had begun to steal into my consciousness.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading The coming events, whose premonitory shadows had been falling upon me unnoted since I came to Rochester, were daily drawing nearer.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The coming events, whose premonitory shadows had been falling upon me unnoted since I came to Rochester, were daily drawing nearer.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It may have been so.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Perhaps it may have been that the deepening shadows began dimly to make themselves felt; that some indistinct sense of instability and insecurity had begun to steal into my consciousness.
stealverbUS /stiːl/
take without the owner's consent
From this reading Perhaps it may have been that the deepening shadows began dimly to make themselves felt; that some indistinct sense of instability and insecurity had begun to steal into my consciousness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps it may have been that the deepening shadows began dimly to make themselves felt; that some indistinct sense of instability and insecurity had begun to steal into my consciousness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The coming events, whose premonitory shadows had been falling upon me unnoted since I came to Rochester, were daily drawing nearer.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Nearly a fortnight had passed since my meeting with my two friends in the Cathedral, and I was looking forward with some eagerness to their impending visit.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Perhaps it may have been that the deepening shadows began dimly to make themselves felt; that some indistinct sense of instability and insecurity had begun to steal into my consciousness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The coming events, whose premonitory shadows had been falling upon me unnoted since I came to Rochester, were daily drawing nearer.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Nearly a fortnight had passed since my meeting with my two friends in the Cathedral, and I was looking forward with some eagerness to their impending visit.
unnotedadjective
not taken into account
From this reading The coming events, whose premonitory shadows had been falling upon me unnoted since I came to Rochester, were daily drawing nearer.
unpreparedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnpriˈperd/
without preparation; not prepared for
From this reading But, nevertheless, looking back, I can see that when the catastrophe burst upon me it found me all unsuspicious and unprepared.
unsuspiciousadjective
not suspicious
From this reading But, nevertheless, looking back, I can see that when the catastrophe burst upon me it found me all unsuspicious and unprepared.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The coming events, whose premonitory shadows had been falling upon me unnoted since I came to Rochester, were daily drawing nearer.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Nearly a fortnight had passed since my meeting with my two friends in the Cathedral, and I was looking forward with some eagerness to their impending visit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nearly a fortnight had passed since my meeting with my two friends in the Cathedral, and I was looking forward with some eagerness to their impending visit.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The coming events, whose premonitory shadows had been falling upon me unnoted since I came to Rochester, were daily drawing nearer.
at the time that
From this reading But, nevertheless, looking back, I can see that when the catastrophe burst upon me it found me all unsuspicious and unprepared.
belonging to which person
From this reading The coming events, whose premonitory shadows had been falling upon me unnoted since I came to Rochester, were daily drawing nearer.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nearly a fortnight had passed since my meeting with my two friends in the Cathedral, and I was looking forward with some eagerness to their impending visit.
