actorsnounUS /ˈæktərz/
plural of “actor” — a theatrical performer
From this reading Most of the actors in the drama had become grey.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Several had died, and the total number in the tower had now fallen to forty.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Most of the actors in the drama had become grey.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During that time some six hundred vessels had been shattered on the rocks of Dago.
Dagonoun
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent
From this reading Even the master-spirit of Dago had snow-white hair, and seemed some twenty years older than he really was.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Several had died, and the total number in the tower had now fallen to forty.
dramanounUS /ˈdrɑːmə/
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading Most of the actors in the drama had become grey.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During that time some six hundred vessels had been shattered on the rocks of Dago.
divisible by two
From this reading Even the master-spirit of Dago had snow-white hair, and seemed some twenty years older than he really was.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Several had died, and the total number in the tower had now fallen to forty.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Meeting This terrible life had now gone on for twelve long years.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading Several had died, and the total number in the tower had now fallen to forty.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The Meeting This terrible life had now gone on for twelve long years.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Most of the actors in the drama had become grey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Meeting This terrible life had now gone on for twelve long years.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Even the master-spirit of Dago had snow-white hair, and seemed some twenty years older than he really was.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even the master-spirit of Dago had snow-white hair, and seemed some twenty years older than he really was.
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From this reading During that time some six hundred vessels had been shattered on the rocks of Dago.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Most of the actors in the drama had become grey.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The Meeting This terrible life had now gone on for twelve long years.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The Meeting This terrible life had now gone on for twelve long years.
master-spirit
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From this reading Even the master-spirit of Dago had snow-white hair, and seemed some twenty years older than he really was.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading The Meeting This terrible life had now gone on for twelve long years.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most of the actors in the drama had become grey.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The Meeting This terrible life had now gone on for twelve long years.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading Several had died, and the total number in the tower had now fallen to forty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Most of the actors in the drama had become grey.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Even the master-spirit of Dago had snow-white hair, and seemed some twenty years older than he really was.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Meeting This terrible life had now gone on for twelve long years.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Even the master-spirit of Dago had snow-white hair, and seemed some twenty years older than he really was.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading During that time some six hundred vessels had been shattered on the rocks of Dago.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Even the master-spirit of Dago had snow-white hair, and seemed some twenty years older than he really was.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several had died, and the total number in the tower had now fallen to forty.
shatteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃætərd/
ruined or disrupted
From this reading During that time some six hundred vessels had been shattered on the rocks of Dago.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading During that time some six hundred vessels had been shattered on the rocks of Dago.
snow-whiteadjective
of the white color of snow
From this reading Even the master-spirit of Dago had snow-white hair, and seemed some twenty years older than he really was.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Even the master-spirit of Dago had snow-white hair, and seemed some twenty years older than he really was.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The Meeting This terrible life had now gone on for twelve long years.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Even the master-spirit of Dago had snow-white hair, and seemed some twenty years older than he really was.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During that time some six hundred vessels had been shattered on the rocks of Dago.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Meeting This terrible life had now gone on for twelve long years.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Meeting This terrible life had now gone on for twelve long years.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading During that time some six hundred vessels had been shattered on the rocks of Dago.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Several had died, and the total number in the tower had now fallen to forty.
totalverbUS /ˈtoʊtəl/
add up in number or quantity
From this reading Several had died, and the total number in the tower had now fallen to forty.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Several had died, and the total number in the tower had now fallen to forty.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The Meeting This terrible life had now gone on for twelve long years.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Even the master-spirit of Dago had snow-white hair, and seemed some twenty years older than he really was.
vesselsnounUS /ˈvesəlz/
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading During that time some six hundred vessels had been shattered on the rocks of Dago.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even the master-spirit of Dago had snow-white hair, and seemed some twenty years older than he really was.
a late time of life
From this reading The Meeting This terrible life had now gone on for twelve long years.
