used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading His sensations of alarm and excitement struck him not only as unjustifiable but ludicrous.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His sensations of alarm and excitement struck him not only as unjustifiable but ludicrous.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would, however, have been impossible to feel this with more force than Walter felt it.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His sensations of alarm and excitement struck him not only as unjustifiable but ludicrous.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He laughed once more when he came out of his chamber into the warm and genial room, which had seemed to him so mysterious and dark on the previous night.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading He laughed once more when he came out of his chamber into the warm and genial room, which had seemed to him so mysterious and dark on the previous night.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He laughed once more when he came out of his chamber into the warm and genial room, which had seemed to him so mysterious and dark on the previous night.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading There were windows upon either side of the fire-place, each in a deep recess like a small room, so great was the thickness of the wall.
deliververbUS /dɪˈlɪvər/
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There were windows upon either side of the fire-place, each in a deep recess like a small room, so great was the thickness of the wall.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
one or the other of two
From this reading There were windows upon either side of the fire-place, each in a deep recess like a small room, so great was the thickness of the wall.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading His sensations of alarm and excitement struck him not only as unjustifiable but ludicrous.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading It would, however, have been impossible to feel this with more force than Walter felt it.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It would, however, have been impossible to feel this with more force than Walter felt it.
fire-place
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From this reading There were windows upon either side of the fire-place, each in a deep recess like a small room, so great was the thickness of the wall.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading It would, however, have been impossible to feel this with more force than Walter felt it.
freshnessnounUS /ˈfreʃnəs/
the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
genialadjectiveUS /ˈdʒiːnjəl/
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading He laughed once more when he came out of his chamber into the warm and genial room, which had seemed to him so mysterious and dark on the previous night.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There were windows upon either side of the fire-place, each in a deep recess like a small room, so great was the thickness of the wall.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He laughed once more when he came out of his chamber into the warm and genial room, which had seemed to him so mysterious and dark on the previous night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would, however, have been impossible to feel this with more force than Walter felt it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He laughed once more when he came out of his chamber into the warm and genial room, which had seemed to him so mysterious and dark on the previous night.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His sensations of alarm and excitement struck him not only as unjustifiable but ludicrous.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His sensations of alarm and excitement struck him not only as unjustifiable but ludicrous.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It would, however, have been impossible to feel this with more force than Walter felt it.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading It would, however, have been impossible to feel this with more force than Walter felt it.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
insistverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɪst/
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He laughed once more when he came out of his chamber into the warm and genial room, which had seemed to him so mysterious and dark on the previous night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would, however, have been impossible to feel this with more force than Walter felt it.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading He laughed once more when he came out of his chamber into the warm and genial room, which had seemed to him so mysterious and dark on the previous night.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading There were windows upon either side of the fire-place, each in a deep recess like a small room, so great was the thickness of the wall.
ludicrousadjectiveUS /ˈluːdəkrəs/
broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
From this reading His sensations of alarm and excitement struck him not only as unjustifiable but ludicrous.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It would, however, have been impossible to feel this with more force than Walter felt it.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
of an obscure nature
From this reading He laughed once more when he came out of his chamber into the warm and genial room, which had seemed to him so mysterious and dark on the previous night.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His sensations of alarm and excitement struck him not only as unjustifiable but ludicrous.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He laughed once more when he came out of his chamber into the warm and genial room, which had seemed to him so mysterious and dark on the previous night.
on one occasion
From this reading He laughed once more when he came out of his chamber into the warm and genial room, which had seemed to him so mysterious and dark on the previous night.
and nothing more
From this reading His sensations of alarm and excitement struck him not only as unjustifiable but ludicrous.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He laughed once more when he came out of his chamber into the warm and genial room, which had seemed to him so mysterious and dark on the previous night.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading He laughed once more when he came out of his chamber into the warm and genial room, which had seemed to him so mysterious and dark on the previous night.
producesnounUS /prəˈduːsəz/
plural of “produce” — fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
recessverbUS /rɪˈses/
put into a recess
From this reading There were windows upon either side of the fire-place, each in a deep recess like a small room, so great was the thickness of the wall.
reignverbUS /reɪn/
have sovereign power
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He laughed once more when he came out of his chamber into the warm and genial room, which had seemed to him so mysterious and dark on the previous night.
Identical; not different.
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He laughed once more when he came out of his chamber into the warm and genial room, which had seemed to him so mysterious and dark on the previous night.
sensationsnounUS /senˈseɪʃənz/
plural of “sensation” — an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading His sensations of alarm and excitement struck him not only as unjustifiable but ludicrous.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading There were windows upon either side of the fire-place, each in a deep recess like a small room, so great was the thickness of the wall.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There were windows upon either side of the fire-place, each in a deep recess like a small room, so great was the thickness of the wall.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He laughed once more when he came out of his chamber into the warm and genial room, which had seemed to him so mysterious and dark on the previous night.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading His sensations of alarm and excitement struck him not only as unjustifiable but ludicrous.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It would, however, have been impossible to feel this with more force than Walter felt it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were windows upon either side of the fire-place, each in a deep recess like a small room, so great was the thickness of the wall.
thicknessnounUS /ˈθɪknəs/
the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
From this reading There were windows upon either side of the fire-place, each in a deep recess like a small room, so great was the thickness of the wall.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It would, however, have been impossible to feel this with more force than Walter felt it.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
truismnounUS /ˈtruːɪzəm/
an obvious truth
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
unjustifiableadjectiveUS /ˌʌndʒʌstɪˈfaɪəbəl/
incapable of being justified or explained
From this reading His sensations of alarm and excitement struck him not only as unjustifiable but ludicrous.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
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 There were windows upon either side of the fire-place, each in a deep recess like a small room, so great was the thickness of the wall.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading It would, however, have been impossible to feel this with more force than Walter felt it.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading He laughed once more when he came out of his chamber into the warm and genial room, which had seemed to him so mysterious and dark on the previous night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were windows upon either side of the fire-place, each in a deep recess like a small room, so great was the thickness of the wall.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were windows upon either side of the fire-place, each in a deep recess like a small room, so great was the thickness of the wall.
at the time that
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading There were windows upon either side of the fire-place, each in a deep recess like a small room, so great was the thickness of the wall.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It would, however, have been impossible to feel this with more force than Walter felt it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To insist upon the difference between an impression made when we arrive, tired and excited at night, in a strange place, and that which the same scene produces in the early freshness and new life of the morning, would be to deliver ourselves over to the reign of the truism.
