used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A wall of rock arose on either side of him--one straight, perpendicular, the other overhanging, arching out above the first.
abundantadjectiveUS /əˈbʌndənt/
present in great quantity
From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
(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 All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Was he awake--asleep and dreaming--or--dead?
archingadjectiveUS /ˈɑːrtʃɪŋ/
forming or resembling an arch
From this reading A wall of rock arose on either side of him--one straight, perpendicular, the other overhanging, arching out above the first.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading A wall of rock arose on either side of him--one straight, perpendicular, the other overhanging, arching out above the first.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Was he awake--asleep and dreaming--or--dead?
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Was he awake--asleep and dreaming--or--dead?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading As he lay there in the semi-gloom, his first thought was that he was in a cave; a further glance, however, convinced him that the place was a gigantic fissure or rift.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
conjecturenounUS /kənˈdʒektʃər/
a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading As he lay there in the semi-gloom, his first thought was that he was in a cave; a further glance, however, convinced him that the place was a gigantic fissure or rift.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Was he awake--asleep and dreaming--or--dead?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading Was he awake--asleep and dreaming--or--dead?
one or the other of two
From this reading A wall of rock arose on either side of him--one straight, perpendicular, the other overhanging, arching out above the first.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading A wall of rock arose on either side of him--one straight, perpendicular, the other overhanging, arching out above the first.
fissurenounUS /ˈfɪʃər/
a long narrow depression in a surface
From this reading As he lay there in the semi-gloom, his first thought was that he was in a cave; a further glance, however, convinced him that the place was a gigantic fissure or rift.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
set up or found
From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
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 As he lay there in the semi-gloom, his first thought was that he was in a cave; a further glance, however, convinced him that the place was a gigantic fissure or rift.
giganticadjectiveUS /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading As he lay there in the semi-gloom, his first thought was that he was in a cave; a further glance, however, convinced him that the place was a gigantic fissure or rift.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading As he lay there in the semi-gloom, his first thought was that he was in a cave; a further glance, however, convinced him that the place was a gigantic fissure or rift.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was he awake--asleep and dreaming--or--dead?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A wall of rock arose on either side of him--one straight, perpendicular, the other overhanging, arching out above the first.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
intense and profound fear
From this reading THE PLACE OF THE HORROR.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading As he lay there in the semi-gloom, his first thought was that he was in a cave; a further glance, however, convinced him that the place was a gigantic fissure or rift.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
Laurence
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From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading As he lay there in the semi-gloom, his first thought was that he was in a cave; a further glance, however, convinced him that the place was a gigantic fissure or rift.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PLACE OF THE HORROR.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A wall of rock arose on either side of him--one straight, perpendicular, the other overhanging, arching out above the first.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Was he awake--asleep and dreaming--or--dead?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A wall of rock arose on either side of him--one straight, perpendicular, the other overhanging, arching out above the first.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A wall of rock arose on either side of him--one straight, perpendicular, the other overhanging, arching out above the first.
overhangingverbUS /ˈoʊvərhæŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “overhang” — project over
From this reading A wall of rock arose on either side of him--one straight, perpendicular, the other overhanging, arching out above the first.
perpendicularnounUS /ˌpɜːrpənˈdɪkjələr/
a straight line at right angles to another line
From this reading A wall of rock arose on either side of him--one straight, perpendicular, the other overhanging, arching out above the first.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE PLACE OF THE HORROR.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
riftnounUS /rɪft/
a gap between cloud masses
From this reading As he lay there in the semi-gloom, his first thought was that he was in a cave; a further glance, however, convinced him that the place was a gigantic fissure or rift.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading A wall of rock arose on either side of him--one straight, perpendicular, the other overhanging, arching out above the first.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
scopenounUS /skoʊp/
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
semi-gloom
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From this reading As he lay there in the semi-gloom, his first thought was that he was in a cave; a further glance, however, convinced him that the place was a gigantic fissure or rift.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading A wall of rock arose on either side of him--one straight, perpendicular, the other overhanging, arching out above the first.
Stanninghame
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From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
successive (without a break)
From this reading A wall of rock arose on either side of him--one straight, perpendicular, the other overhanging, arching out above the first.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he lay there in the semi-gloom, his first thought was that he was in a cave; a further glance, however, convinced him that the place was a gigantic fissure or rift.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLACE OF THE HORROR.
in or at that place or location
From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading As he lay there in the semi-gloom, his first thought was that he was in a cave; a further glance, however, convinced him that the place was a gigantic fissure or rift.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading A wall of rock arose on either side of him--one straight, perpendicular, the other overhanging, arching out above the first.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was he awake--asleep and dreaming--or--dead?
wherein
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From this reading All these questions did Laurence Stanninghame ask himself by turn as he recovered his confused and scattered senses; and there was abundant scope for such conjecture for, in truth, the place wherein he found himself was a strange one.
