used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am not of a nature to be long overwhelmed.
anew
From this reading Again and again, while the smooth swell of the grassy mound under which the foundations of the long-destroyed Saxon homestead with the little chapel by the rivulet were in sight, I turned and turned, loth and sad.
(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 that night and far into the next day I lay upon Voewood, alternately sleeping and bewailing the chance which tossed me to and fro upon the restless ocean of time, and then I arose.
alternatelyadverbUS /ˈɔːltərnətli/
in an alternating sequence or position
From this reading All that night and far into the next day I lay upon Voewood, alternately sleeping and bewailing the chance which tossed me to and fro upon the restless ocean of time, and then I arose.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not of a nature to be long overwhelmed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All that night and far into the next day I lay upon Voewood, alternately sleeping and bewailing the chance which tossed me to and fro upon the restless ocean of time, and then I arose.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading All that night and far into the next day I lay upon Voewood, alternately sleeping and bewailing the chance which tossed me to and fro upon the restless ocean of time, and then I arose.
associationnounUS /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/
a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am not of a nature to be long overwhelmed.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
bewailing
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From this reading All that night and far into the next day I lay upon Voewood, alternately sleeping and bewailing the chance which tossed me to and fro upon the restless ocean of time, and then I arose.
bramblesnounUS /ˈbræmbəlz/
plural of “bramble” — any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Again and again, while the smooth swell of the grassy mound under which the foundations of the long-destroyed Saxon homestead with the little chapel by the rivulet were in sight, I turned and turned, loth and sad.
callousadjectiveUS /ˈkæləs/
emotionally hardened
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading All that night and far into the next day I lay upon Voewood, alternately sleeping and bewailing the chance which tossed me to and fro upon the restless ocean of time, and then I arose.
chapelnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
coinverbUS /kɔɪn/
make up
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading All that night and far into the next day I lay upon Voewood, alternately sleeping and bewailing the chance which tossed me to and fro upon the restless ocean of time, and then I arose.
dearly loved
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
remove the dust from
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading All that night and far into the next day I lay upon Voewood, alternately sleeping and bewailing the chance which tossed me to and fro upon the restless ocean of time, and then I arose.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
for a limitless time
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
foundationsnounUS /faʊnˈdeɪʃənz/
plural of “foundation” — the basis on which something is grounded
From this reading Again and again, while the smooth swell of the grassy mound under which the foundations of the long-destroyed Saxon homestead with the little chapel by the rivulet were in sight, I turned and turned, loth and sad.
fro
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From this reading All that night and far into the next day I lay upon Voewood, alternately sleeping and bewailing the chance which tossed me to and fro upon the restless ocean of time, and then I arose.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
grassyadjectiveUS /ˈɡræsi/
abounding in grass
From this reading Again and again, while the smooth swell of the grassy mound under which the foundations of the long-destroyed Saxon homestead with the little chapel by the rivulet were in sight, I turned and turned, loth and sad.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
hillocknounUS /ˈhɪlək/
a small natural hill
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
homesteadnounUS /ˈhoʊmsted/
the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
From this reading Again and again, while the smooth swell of the grassy mound under which the foundations of the long-destroyed Saxon homestead with the little chapel by the rivulet were in sight, I turned and turned, loth and sad.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not of a nature to be long overwhelmed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading All that night and far into the next day I lay upon Voewood, alternately sleeping and bewailing the chance which tossed me to and fro upon the restless ocean of time, and then I arose.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
lamentationsnoun
an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
immediately past
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading All that night and far into the next day I lay upon Voewood, alternately sleeping and bewailing the chance which tossed me to and fro upon the restless ocean of time, and then I arose.
leafyadjectiveUS /ˈliːfi/
having or covered with leaves
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
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 I am not of a nature to be long overwhelmed.
long-destroyed
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From this reading Again and again, while the smooth swell of the grassy mound under which the foundations of the long-destroyed Saxon homestead with the little chapel by the rivulet were in sight, I turned and turned, loth and sad.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
lothadjectiveUS /lɑːθ/
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
From this reading Again and again, while the smooth swell of the grassy mound under which the foundations of the long-destroyed Saxon homestead with the little chapel by the rivulet were in sight, I turned and turned, loth and sad.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All that night and far into the next day I lay upon Voewood, alternately sleeping and bewailing the chance which tossed me to and fro upon the restless ocean of time, and then I arose.
meshesnounUS /ˈmeʃɪz/
plural of “mesh” — the number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
moundnounUS /maʊnd/
(baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
From this reading Again and again, while the smooth swell of the grassy mound under which the foundations of the long-destroyed Saxon homestead with the little chapel by the rivulet were in sight, I turned and turned, loth and sad.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading I am not of a nature to be long overwhelmed.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading All that night and far into the next day I lay upon Voewood, alternately sleeping and bewailing the chance which tossed me to and fro upon the restless ocean of time, and then I arose.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading All that night and far into the next day I lay upon Voewood, alternately sleeping and bewailing the chance which tossed me to and fro upon the restless ocean of time, and then I arose.
not any; not one
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not of a nature to be long overwhelmed.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading All that night and far into the next day I lay upon Voewood, alternately sleeping and bewailing the chance which tossed me to and fro upon the restless ocean of time, and then I arose.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am not of a nature to be long overwhelmed.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
overwhelmedverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈwelmd/
past form of “overwhelm” — overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
From this reading I am not of a nature to be long overwhelmed.
pleasure-store
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From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading All that night and far into the next day I lay upon Voewood, alternately sleeping and bewailing the chance which tossed me to and fro upon the restless ocean of time, and then I arose.
rivuletnoun
a small stream
From this reading Again and again, while the smooth swell of the grassy mound under which the foundations of the long-destroyed Saxon homestead with the little chapel by the rivulet were in sight, I turned and turned, loth and sad.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Again and again, while the smooth swell of the grassy mound under which the foundations of the long-destroyed Saxon homestead with the little chapel by the rivulet were in sight, I turned and turned, loth and sad.
SaxonnounUS /ˈsæksən/
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading Again and again, while the smooth swell of the grassy mound under which the foundations of the long-destroyed Saxon homestead with the little chapel by the rivulet were in sight, I turned and turned, loth and sad.
screennounUS /skriːn/
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Again and again, while the smooth swell of the grassy mound under which the foundations of the long-destroyed Saxon homestead with the little chapel by the rivulet were in sight, I turned and turned, loth and sad.
the state of being asleep
From this reading All that night and far into the next day I lay upon Voewood, alternately sleeping and bewailing the chance which tossed me to and fro upon the restless ocean of time, and then I arose.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Again and again, while the smooth swell of the grassy mound under which the foundations of the long-destroyed Saxon homestead with the little chapel by the rivulet were in sight, I turned and turned, loth and sad.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
swellverbUS /swel/
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading Again and again, while the smooth swell of the grassy mound under which the foundations of the long-destroyed Saxon homestead with the little chapel by the rivulet were in sight, I turned and turned, loth and sad.
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that night and far into the next day I lay upon Voewood, alternately sleeping and bewailing the chance which tossed me to and fro upon the restless ocean of time, and then I arose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All that night and far into the next day I lay upon Voewood, alternately sleeping and bewailing the chance which tossed me to and fro upon the restless ocean of time, and then I arose.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading All that night and far into the next day I lay upon Voewood, alternately sleeping and bewailing the chance which tossed me to and fro upon the restless ocean of time, and then I arose.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
thralled
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From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading All that night and far into the next day I lay upon Voewood, alternately sleeping and bewailing the chance which tossed me to and fro upon the restless ocean of time, and then I arose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am not of a nature to be long overwhelmed.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
tossedverbUS /tɔːst/
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading All that night and far into the next day I lay upon Voewood, alternately sleeping and bewailing the chance which tossed me to and fro upon the restless ocean of time, and then I arose.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Again and again, while the smooth swell of the grassy mound under which the foundations of the long-destroyed Saxon homestead with the little chapel by the rivulet were in sight, I turned and turned, loth and sad.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Again and again, while the smooth swell of the grassy mound under which the foundations of the long-destroyed Saxon homestead with the little chapel by the rivulet were in sight, I turned and turned, loth and sad.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading All that night and far into the next day I lay upon Voewood, alternately sleeping and bewailing the chance which tossed me to and fro upon the restless ocean of time, and then I arose.
precisely as stated
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
Voewood
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From this reading All that night and far into the next day I lay upon Voewood, alternately sleeping and bewailing the chance which tossed me to and fro upon the restless ocean of time, and then I arose.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Again and again, while the smooth swell of the grassy mound under which the foundations of the long-destroyed Saxon homestead with the little chapel by the rivulet were in sight, I turned and turned, loth and sad.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All that night and far into the next day I lay upon Voewood, alternately sleeping and bewailing the chance which tossed me to and fro upon the restless ocean of time, and then I arose.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Again and again, while the smooth swell of the grassy mound under which the foundations of the long-destroyed Saxon homestead with the little chapel by the rivulet were in sight, I turned and turned, loth and sad.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading But no sooner had the leafy screen hid them than I set off and ran whither I knew not, nor cared--indeed, I was so terribly drawn by that spot--so close in the meshes of its association, so thralled by the presence of the dust of all I had had to lose or live for, that I feared, if the best haste were not made, I should neither haste nor fly from that terribly sweet hillock of lamentations forever.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I threw my arms round each in turn of those dear, callous ones in the chapel, and pushed back the brambles from them, and wept a little, and told myself the pleasure-store of life was now surely spent to the very last coin--then, with a mighty effort, tore myself away.
