used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Here is a form of electric battery in the vault connected by tiny wires to every sleeping chamber occupied by a Ravenspur.
(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 At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And yet it is simple," Tchigorsky replied.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
in a state of sleep
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
batterynounUS /ˈbætəri/
group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
From this reading "Here is a form of electric battery in the vault connected by tiny wires to every sleeping chamber occupied by a Ravenspur.
bed-rooms
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From this reading In each of these bed-rooms a powder is deposited somewhere and the wire leads to it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Here is a form of electric battery in the vault connected by tiny wires to every sleeping chamber occupied by a Ravenspur.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading "Here is a form of electric battery in the vault connected by tiny wires to every sleeping chamber occupied by a Ravenspur.
chambersnounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbərz/
English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
being joined in close association
From this reading "Here is a form of electric battery in the vault connected by tiny wires to every sleeping chamber occupied by a Ravenspur.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
depositedverbUS /dəˈpɑːzɪtɪd/
past form of “deposit” — put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading In each of these bed-rooms a powder is deposited somewhere and the wire leads to it.
spoiled or ruined or demolished
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
don't
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From this reading TCHIGORSKY FURTHER EXPLAINS "I don't quite follow it yet," said Geoffrey.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In each of these bed-rooms a powder is deposited somewhere and the wire leads to it.
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading "Here is a form of electric battery in the vault connected by tiny wires to every sleeping chamber occupied by a Ravenspur.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Here is a form of electric battery in the vault connected by tiny wires to every sleeping chamber occupied by a Ravenspur.
EXPLAINSverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnz/
third-person singular of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading TCHIGORSKY FURTHER EXPLAINS "I don't quite follow it yet," said Geoffrey.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading TCHIGORSKY FURTHER EXPLAINS "I don't quite follow it yet," said Geoffrey.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading "Here is a form of electric battery in the vault connected by tiny wires to every sleeping chamber occupied by a Ravenspur.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading TCHIGORSKY FURTHER EXPLAINS "I don't quite follow it yet," said Geoffrey.
Geoffrey
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From this reading TCHIGORSKY FURTHER EXPLAINS "I don't quite follow it yet," said Geoffrey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here is a form of electric battery in the vault connected by tiny wires to every sleeping chamber occupied by a Ravenspur.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TCHIGORSKY FURTHER EXPLAINS "I don't quite follow it yet," said Geoffrey.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Here is a form of electric battery in the vault connected by tiny wires to every sleeping chamber occupied by a Ravenspur.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And yet it is simple," Tchigorsky replied.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TCHIGORSKY FURTHER EXPLAINS "I don't quite follow it yet," said Geoffrey.
leadsnounUS /liːdz/
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading In each of these bed-rooms a powder is deposited somewhere and the wire leads to it.
the act of departing
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
lethaladjectiveUS /ˈliːθəl/
of an instrument of certain death
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
held or filled or in use
From this reading "Here is a form of electric battery in the vault connected by tiny wires to every sleeping chamber occupied by a Ravenspur.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Here is a form of electric battery in the vault connected by tiny wires to every sleeping chamber occupied by a Ravenspur.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
powdernounUS /ˈpaʊdər/
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading In each of these bed-rooms a powder is deposited somewhere and the wire leads to it.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading TCHIGORSKY FURTHER EXPLAINS "I don't quite follow it yet," said Geoffrey.
Ravenspur
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From this reading "Here is a form of electric battery in the vault connected by tiny wires to every sleeping chamber occupied by a Ravenspur.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "And yet it is simple," Tchigorsky replied.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading TCHIGORSKY FURTHER EXPLAINS "I don't quite follow it yet," said Geoffrey.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading "And yet it is simple," Tchigorsky replied.
the state of being asleep
From this reading "Here is a form of electric battery in the vault connected by tiny wires to every sleeping chamber occupied by a Ravenspur.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
in or at or to some place
From this reading In each of these bed-rooms a powder is deposited somewhere and the wire leads to it.
switchedverbUS /swɪtʃt/
past form of “switch” — change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
TCHIGORSKY
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From this reading TCHIGORSKY FURTHER EXPLAINS "I don't quite follow it yet," said Geoffrey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Here is a form of electric battery in the vault connected by tiny wires to every sleeping chamber occupied by a Ravenspur.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In each of these bed-rooms a powder is deposited somewhere and the wire leads to it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
very small
From this reading "Here is a form of electric battery in the vault connected by tiny wires to every sleeping chamber occupied by a Ravenspur.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Here is a form of electric battery in the vault connected by tiny wires to every sleeping chamber occupied by a Ravenspur.
a just detectable amount
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
vaultnounUS /vɒlt/
An arched structure of masonry forming a ceiling, or a secure subterranean storage room.
From this reading "Here is a form of electric battery in the vault connected by tiny wires to every sleeping chamber occupied by a Ravenspur.
at the time that
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading In each of these bed-rooms a powder is deposited somewhere and the wire leads to it.
wiresnounUS /ˈwaɪərz/
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading "Here is a form of electric battery in the vault connected by tiny wires to every sleeping chamber occupied by a Ravenspur.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
but in spite of that
From this reading TCHIGORSKY FURTHER EXPLAINS "I don't quite follow it yet," said Geoffrey.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At a certain time, when you are all asleep, the current is switched on, the powder destroyed without leaving the slightest trace, and in the morning you are all as dead as if you had been placed in a lethal chamber--as a matter of fact, they would have been lethal chambers.
