used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But yet I went so fast as I could do; for I was grown sudden very excited about the heart, and to feel as that I did surely draw anigh to that strange and hid place of the world, where was the Lesser Refuge.
afaradverbUS /əˈfɑːr/
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading And I saw a place presently, afar upward of the dark side of the Gorge, upon the right, where a ledge of the Rock did show in the glaring from one of the fire-holes that made a gloomy light in that place.
(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 And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
anigh
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From this reading But yet I went so fast as I could do; for I was grown sudden very excited about the heart, and to feel as that I did surely draw anigh to that strange and hid place of the world, where was the Lesser Refuge.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
awkwardadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkwərd/
causing inconvenience
From this reading And I climbed unto this ledge, and did find it to be secure, and awkward to come upon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And I climbed unto this ledge, and did find it to be secure, and awkward to come upon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But yet I went so fast as I could do; for I was grown sudden very excited about the heart, and to feel as that I did surely draw anigh to that strange and hid place of the world, where was the Lesser Refuge.
cautionnounUS /ˈkɑːʃən/
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading And when I had gone upward through six great hours, as I did say, I took caution for a place proper to slumber; for I was surely very wearied.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading And I climbed unto this ledge, and did find it to be secure, and awkward to come upon.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And I climbed unto this ledge, and did find it to be secure, and awkward to come upon.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But yet I went so fast as I could do; for I was grown sudden very excited about the heart, and to feel as that I did surely draw anigh to that strange and hid place of the world, where was the Lesser Refuge.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading And I saw a place presently, afar upward of the dark side of the Gorge, upon the right, where a ledge of the Rock did show in the glaring from one of the fire-holes that made a gloomy light in that place.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But yet I went so fast as I could do; for I was grown sudden very excited about the heart, and to feel as that I did surely draw anigh to that strange and hid place of the world, where was the Lesser Refuge.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading But yet I went so fast as I could do; for I was grown sudden very excited about the heart, and to feel as that I did surely draw anigh to that strange and hid place of the world, where was the Lesser Refuge.
at any time
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading But yet I went so fast as I could do; for I was grown sudden very excited about the heart, and to feel as that I did surely draw anigh to that strange and hid place of the world, where was the Lesser Refuge.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading But yet I went so fast as I could do; for I was grown sudden very excited about the heart, and to feel as that I did surely draw anigh to that strange and hid place of the world, where was the Lesser Refuge.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading But yet I went so fast as I could do; for I was grown sudden very excited about the heart, and to feel as that I did surely draw anigh to that strange and hid place of the world, where was the Lesser Refuge.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading And I climbed unto this ledge, and did find it to be secure, and awkward to come upon.
fire-holes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I saw a place presently, afar upward of the dark side of the Gorge, upon the right, where a ledge of the Rock did show in the glaring from one of the fire-holes that made a gloomy light in that place.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But yet I went so fast as I could do; for I was grown sudden very excited about the heart, and to feel as that I did surely draw anigh to that strange and hid place of the world, where was the Lesser Refuge.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And I saw a place presently, afar upward of the dark side of the Gorge, upon the right, where a ledge of the Rock did show in the glaring from one of the fire-holes that made a gloomy light in that place.
glaringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlerɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading And I saw a place presently, afar upward of the dark side of the Gorge, upon the right, where a ledge of the Rock did show in the glaring from one of the fire-holes that made a gloomy light in that place.
depressingly dark
From this reading And I saw a place presently, afar upward of the dark side of the Gorge, upon the right, where a ledge of the Rock did show in the glaring from one of the fire-holes that made a gloomy light in that place.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
destroyed or killed
From this reading And when I had gone upward through six great hours, as I did say, I took caution for a place proper to slumber; for I was surely very wearied.
GorgeverbUS /ɡɔːrdʒ/
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading But yet I went so fast as I could do; for I was grown sudden very excited about the heart, and to feel as that I did surely draw anigh to that strange and hid place of the world, where was the Lesser Refuge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And when I had gone upward through six great hours, as I did say, I took caution for a place proper to slumber; for I was surely very wearied.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But yet I went so fast as I could do; for I was grown sudden very excited about the heart, and to feel as that I did surely draw anigh to that strange and hid place of the world, where was the Lesser Refuge.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading But yet I went so fast as I could do; for I was grown sudden very excited about the heart, and to feel as that I did surely draw anigh to that strange and hid place of the world, where was the Lesser Refuge.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading And when I had gone upward through six great hours, as I did say, I took caution for a place proper to slumber; for I was surely very wearied.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But yet I went so fast as I could do; for I was grown sudden very excited about the heart, and to feel as that I did surely draw anigh to that strange and hid place of the world, where was the Lesser Refuge.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And I saw a place presently, afar upward of the dark side of the Gorge, upon the right, where a ledge of the Rock did show in the glaring from one of the fire-holes that made a gloomy light in that place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
ledgenounUS /ledʒ/
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading And I saw a place presently, afar upward of the dark side of the Gorge, upon the right, where a ledge of the Rock did show in the glaring from one of the fire-holes that made a gloomy light in that place.
LesseradjectiveUS /ˈlesər/
of less size or importance
From this reading But yet I went so fast as I could do; for I was grown sudden very excited about the heart, and to feel as that I did surely draw anigh to that strange and hid place of the world, where was the Lesser Refuge.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading And I saw a place presently, afar upward of the dark side of the Gorge, upon the right, where a ledge of the Rock did show in the glaring from one of the fire-holes that made a gloomy light in that place.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And I saw a place presently, afar upward of the dark side of the Gorge, upon the right, where a ledge of the Rock did show in the glaring from one of the fire-holes that made a gloomy light in that place.
engage in
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And I saw a place presently, afar upward of the dark side of the Gorge, upon the right, where a ledge of the Rock did show in the glaring from one of the fire-holes that made a gloomy light in that place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading But yet I went so fast as I could do; for I was grown sudden very excited about the heart, and to feel as that I did surely draw anigh to that strange and hid place of the world, where was the Lesser Refuge.
in the near future
From this reading And I saw a place presently, afar upward of the dark side of the Gorge, upon the right, where a ledge of the Rock did show in the glaring from one of the fire-holes that made a gloomy light in that place.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading And when I had gone upward through six great hours, as I did say, I took caution for a place proper to slumber; for I was surely very wearied.
a safe place
From this reading But yet I went so fast as I could do; for I was grown sudden very excited about the heart, and to feel as that I did surely draw anigh to that strange and hid place of the world, where was the Lesser Refuge.
precisely, exactly
From this reading And I saw a place presently, afar upward of the dark side of the Gorge, upon the right, where a ledge of the Rock did show in the glaring from one of the fire-holes that made a gloomy light in that place.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading And I saw a place presently, afar upward of the dark side of the Gorge, upon the right, where a ledge of the Rock did show in the glaring from one of the fire-holes that made a gloomy light in that place.
cut with a saw
From this reading And I saw a place presently, afar upward of the dark side of the Gorge, upon the right, where a ledge of the Rock did show in the glaring from one of the fire-holes that made a gloomy light in that place.
express in words
From this reading And when I had gone upward through six great hours, as I did say, I took caution for a place proper to slumber; for I was surely very wearied.
get by special effort
From this reading And I climbed unto this ledge, and did find it to be secure, and awkward to come upon.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading And I saw a place presently, afar upward of the dark side of the Gorge, upon the right, where a ledge of the Rock did show in the glaring from one of the fire-holes that made a gloomy light in that place.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading And I saw a place presently, afar upward of the dark side of the Gorge, upon the right, where a ledge of the Rock did show in the glaring from one of the fire-holes that made a gloomy light in that place.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading And when I had gone upward through six great hours, as I did say, I took caution for a place proper to slumber; for I was surely very wearied.
slumbernounUS /ˈslʌmbər/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading And when I had gone upward through six great hours, as I did say, I took caution for a place proper to slumber; for I was surely very wearied.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
move hurridly
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading But yet I went so fast as I could do; for I was grown sudden very excited about the heart, and to feel as that I did surely draw anigh to that strange and hid place of the world, where was the Lesser Refuge.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading But yet I went so fast as I could do; for I was grown sudden very excited about the heart, and to feel as that I did surely draw anigh to that strange and hid place of the world, where was the Lesser Refuge.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading But yet I went so fast as I could do; for I was grown sudden very excited about the heart, and to feel as that I did surely draw anigh to that strange and hid place of the world, where was the Lesser Refuge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
a special situation
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And I climbed unto this ledge, and did find it to be secure, and awkward to come upon.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading And when I had gone upward through six great hours, as I did say, I took caution for a place proper to slumber; for I was surely very wearied.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading And when I had gone upward through six great hours, as I did say, I took caution for a place proper to slumber; for I was surely very wearied.
the act of testing something
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading And I climbed unto this ledge, and did find it to be secure, and awkward to come upon.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And I saw a place presently, afar upward of the dark side of the Gorge, upon the right, where a ledge of the Rock did show in the glaring from one of the fire-holes that made a gloomy light in that place.
upwardadjectiveUS /ˈʌpwərd/
directed up
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
precisely as stated
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
weariedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪrid/
exhausted
From this reading And when I had gone upward through six great hours, as I did say, I took caution for a place proper to slumber; for I was surely very wearied.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But yet I went so fast as I could do; for I was grown sudden very excited about the heart, and to feel as that I did surely draw anigh to that strange and hid place of the world, where was the Lesser Refuge.
at the time that
From this reading And when I had gone upward through six great hours, as I did say, I took caution for a place proper to slumber; for I was surely very wearied.
in or at the place that
From this reading But yet I went so fast as I could do; for I was grown sudden very excited about the heart, and to feel as that I did surely draw anigh to that strange and hid place of the world, where was the Lesser Refuge.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading But yet I went so fast as I could do; for I was grown sudden very excited about the heart, and to feel as that I did surely draw anigh to that strange and hid place of the world, where was the Lesser Refuge.
but in spite of that
From this reading But yet I went so fast as I could do; for I was grown sudden very excited about the heart, and to feel as that I did surely draw anigh to that strange and hid place of the world, where was the Lesser Refuge.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And all that time, and ever, did the Gorge go very sharp upward, so that it was a very weary thing to make great trial of speed, as you shall know.
