adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then a marvel came to pass, for the blackness opened, or rather on it, framed and surrounded by it, there appeared a vision.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But there was no one stirring about the huts, for it was night--not this his night of trial indeed, since now the sky was strewn with innumerable stars.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading At least it seemed to Owen that presently once again he was gazing into the dense intolerable blackness of the night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then a marvel came to pass, for the blackness opened, or rather on it, framed and surrounded by it, there appeared a vision.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Then a marvel came to pass, for the blackness opened, or rather on it, framed and surrounded by it, there appeared a vision.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least it seemed to Owen that presently once again he was gazing into the dense intolerable blackness of the night.
bareadjectiveUS /ber/
completely unclothed
From this reading It was the vision of a native town, having a great bare space in the centre of it encircled by hundreds or thousands of huts.
blacknessnounUS /ˈblæknəs/
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading At least it seemed to Owen that presently once again he was gazing into the dense intolerable blackness of the night.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was no one stirring about the huts, for it was night--not this his night of trial indeed, since now the sky was strewn with innumerable stars.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then a marvel came to pass, for the blackness opened, or rather on it, framed and surrounded by it, there appeared a vision.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then a marvel came to pass, for the blackness opened, or rather on it, framed and surrounded by it, there appeared a vision.
centrenounUS /ˈsentər/
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading It was the vision of a native town, having a great bare space in the centre of it encircled by hundreds or thousands of huts.
denseadjectiveUS /dens/
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading At least it seemed to Owen that presently once again he was gazing into the dense intolerable blackness of the night.
encircledadjectiveUS /ɪnˈsɜːrkəld/
confined on all sides
From this reading It was the vision of a native town, having a great bare space in the centre of it encircled by hundreds or thousands of huts.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then a marvel came to pass, for the blackness opened, or rather on it, framed and surrounded by it, there appeared a vision.
framedadjectiveUS /freɪmd/
provided with a frame
From this reading Then a marvel came to pass, for the blackness opened, or rather on it, framed and surrounded by it, there appeared a vision.
gazingverbUS /ˈɡeɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading At least it seemed to Owen that presently once again he was gazing into the dense intolerable blackness of the night.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was the vision of a native town, having a great bare space in the centre of it encircled by hundreds or thousands of huts.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It was the vision of a native town, having a great bare space in the centre of it encircled by hundreds or thousands of huts.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At least it seemed to Owen that presently once again he was gazing into the dense intolerable blackness of the night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But there was no one stirring about the huts, for it was night--not this his night of trial indeed, since now the sky was strewn with innumerable stars.
hundredsnounUS /ˈhʌndrədz/
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading It was the vision of a native town, having a great bare space in the centre of it encircled by hundreds or thousands of huts.
hutsnounUS /hʌts/
plural of “hut” — temporary military shelter
From this reading It was the vision of a native town, having a great bare space in the centre of it encircled by hundreds or thousands of huts.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the vision of a native town, having a great bare space in the centre of it encircled by hundreds or thousands of huts.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading But there was no one stirring about the huts, for it was night--not this his night of trial indeed, since now the sky was strewn with innumerable stars.
innumerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnuːmərəbəl/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading But there was no one stirring about the huts, for it was night--not this his night of trial indeed, since now the sky was strewn with innumerable stars.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At least it seemed to Owen that presently once again he was gazing into the dense intolerable blackness of the night.
intolerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɑːlərəbəl/
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading At least it seemed to Owen that presently once again he was gazing into the dense intolerable blackness of the night.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE VISION Was it swoon or sleep?
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least it seemed to Owen that presently once again he was gazing into the dense intolerable blackness of the night.
marvelverbUS /ˈmɑːrvəl/
be amazed at
From this reading Then a marvel came to pass, for the blackness opened, or rather on it, framed and surrounded by it, there appeared a vision.
nativeadjectiveUS /ˈneɪtɪv/
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading It was the vision of a native town, having a great bare space in the centre of it encircled by hundreds or thousands of huts.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading At least it seemed to Owen that presently once again he was gazing into the dense intolerable blackness of the night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But there was no one stirring about the huts, for it was night--not this his night of trial indeed, since now the sky was strewn with innumerable stars.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But there was no one stirring about the huts, for it was night--not this his night of trial indeed, since now the sky was strewn with innumerable stars.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But there was no one stirring about the huts, for it was night--not this his night of trial indeed, since now the sky was strewn with innumerable stars.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At least it seemed to Owen that presently once again he was gazing into the dense intolerable blackness of the night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then a marvel came to pass, for the blackness opened, or rather on it, framed and surrounded by it, there appeared a vision.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading At least it seemed to Owen that presently once again he was gazing into the dense intolerable blackness of the night.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But there was no one stirring about the huts, for it was night--not this his night of trial indeed, since now the sky was strewn with innumerable stars.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Then a marvel came to pass, for the blackness opened, or rather on it, framed and surrounded by it, there appeared a vision.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE VISION Was it swoon or sleep?
OwennounUS /ˈoʊən/
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading At least it seemed to Owen that presently once again he was gazing into the dense intolerable blackness of the night.
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading Then a marvel came to pass, for the blackness opened, or rather on it, framed and surrounded by it, there appeared a vision.
presentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/
in the near future
From this reading At least it seemed to Owen that presently once again he was gazing into the dense intolerable blackness of the night.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading Then a marvel came to pass, for the blackness opened, or rather on it, framed and surrounded by it, there appeared a vision.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading At least it seemed to Owen that presently once again he was gazing into the dense intolerable blackness of the night.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading But there was no one stirring about the huts, for it was night--not this his night of trial indeed, since now the sky was strewn with innumerable stars.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading But there was no one stirring about the huts, for it was night--not this his night of trial indeed, since now the sky was strewn with innumerable stars.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading THE VISION Was it swoon or sleep?
spacenounUS /speɪs/
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading It was the vision of a native town, having a great bare space in the centre of it encircled by hundreds or thousands of huts.
starsnounUS /stɑːrz/
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading But there was no one stirring about the huts, for it was night--not this his night of trial indeed, since now the sky was strewn with innumerable stars.
stirringnounUS /ˈstɜːrɪŋ/
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading But there was no one stirring about the huts, for it was night--not this his night of trial indeed, since now the sky was strewn with innumerable stars.
strewnverbUS /struːn/
inflected form of “strew” — spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
From this reading But there was no one stirring about the huts, for it was night--not this his night of trial indeed, since now the sky was strewn with innumerable stars.
surroundedadjectiveUS /sərˈaʊndɪd/
confined on all sides
From this reading Then a marvel came to pass, for the blackness opened, or rather on it, framed and surrounded by it, there appeared a vision.
swoonverbUS /swuːn/
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading THE VISION Was it swoon or sleep?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At least it seemed to Owen that presently once again he was gazing into the dense intolerable blackness of the night.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VISION Was it swoon or sleep?
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then a marvel came to pass, for the blackness opened, or rather on it, framed and surrounded by it, there appeared a vision.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then a marvel came to pass, for the blackness opened, or rather on it, framed and surrounded by it, there appeared a vision.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But there was no one stirring about the huts, for it was night--not this his night of trial indeed, since now the sky was strewn with innumerable stars.
thousandsnounUS /ˈθaʊzəndz/
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading It was the vision of a native town, having a great bare space in the centre of it encircled by hundreds or thousands of huts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At least it seemed to Owen that presently once again he was gazing into the dense intolerable blackness of the night.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading It was the vision of a native town, having a great bare space in the centre of it encircled by hundreds or thousands of huts.
trialnounUS /ˈtraɪəl/
the act of testing something
From this reading But there was no one stirring about the huts, for it was night--not this his night of trial indeed, since now the sky was strewn with innumerable stars.
VISIONnounUS /ˈvɪʒən/
a vivid mental image
From this reading THE VISION Was it swoon or sleep?
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VISION Was it swoon or sleep?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But there was no one stirring about the huts, for it was night--not this his night of trial indeed, since now the sky was strewn with innumerable stars.
