used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
abyssnounUS /əˈbɪs/
a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
From this reading THE FROG-MOUTHS Was the abyss an illusion only?
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I believe that as my heart-beats slowed, and my senses cleared, I fainted from a revulsion of terror, and, reviving, I lay afraid to move, and gazing with half-delirious eyes into the appalling depth beneath me.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE FROG-MOUTHS Was the abyss an illusion only?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
appallingnounUS /əˈpɔːlɪŋ/
an experience that appalls
From this reading I believe that as my heart-beats slowed, and my senses cleared, I fainted from a revulsion of terror, and, reviving, I lay afraid to move, and gazing with half-delirious eyes into the appalling depth beneath me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believe that as my heart-beats slowed, and my senses cleared, I fainted from a revulsion of terror, and, reviving, I lay afraid to move, and gazing with half-delirious eyes into the appalling depth beneath me.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading I believe that as my heart-beats slowed, and my senses cleared, I fainted from a revulsion of terror, and, reviving, I lay afraid to move, and gazing with half-delirious eyes into the appalling depth beneath me.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
blankadjectiveUS /blæŋk/
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
bruisedverbUS /bruːzd/
past form of “bruise” — injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But memory is indistinct, and it is a terror which I recall with reluctance.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
chokingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading I believe that as my heart-beats slowed, and my senses cleared, I fainted from a revulsion of terror, and, reviving, I lay afraid to move, and gazing with half-delirious eyes into the appalling depth beneath me.
conceptionnounUS /kənˈsepʃən/
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
From this reading How long I lay there I have no conception.
depthnounUS /depθ/
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading I believe that as my heart-beats slowed, and my senses cleared, I fainted from a revulsion of terror, and, reviving, I lay afraid to move, and gazing with half-delirious eyes into the appalling depth beneath me.
DizzyadjectiveUS /ˈdɪzi/
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I believe that as my heart-beats slowed, and my senses cleared, I fainted from a revulsion of terror, and, reviving, I lay afraid to move, and gazing with half-delirious eyes into the appalling depth beneath me.
faintedverbUS /ˈfeɪntɪd/
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading I believe that as my heart-beats slowed, and my senses cleared, I fainted from a revulsion of terror, and, reviving, I lay afraid to move, and gazing with half-delirious eyes into the appalling depth beneath me.
FROG-MOUTHS
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From this reading THE FROG-MOUTHS Was the abyss an illusion only?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I believe that as my heart-beats slowed, and my senses cleared, I fainted from a revulsion of terror, and, reviving, I lay afraid to move, and gazing with half-delirious eyes into the appalling depth beneath me.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading I believe that as my heart-beats slowed, and my senses cleared, I fainted from a revulsion of terror, and, reviving, I lay afraid to move, and gazing with half-delirious eyes into the appalling depth beneath me.
half-delirious
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From this reading I believe that as my heart-beats slowed, and my senses cleared, I fainted from a revulsion of terror, and, reviving, I lay afraid to move, and gazing with half-delirious eyes into the appalling depth beneath me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How long I lay there I have no conception.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
heart-beats
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From this reading I believe that as my heart-beats slowed, and my senses cleared, I fainted from a revulsion of terror, and, reviving, I lay afraid to move, and gazing with half-delirious eyes into the appalling depth beneath me.
How
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From this reading How long I lay there I have no conception.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
illusionnounUS /ˌɪˈluːʒən/
an erroneous mental representation
From this reading THE FROG-MOUTHS Was the abyss an illusion only?
indistinctadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋkt/
not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand
From this reading But memory is indistinct, and it is a terror which I recall with reluctance.
injuredadjectiveUS /ˈɪndʒərd/
harmed
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I believe that as my heart-beats slowed, and my senses cleared, I fainted from a revulsion of terror, and, reviving, I lay afraid to move, and gazing with half-delirious eyes into the appalling depth beneath me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But memory is indistinct, and it is a terror which I recall with reluctance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But memory is indistinct, and it is a terror which I recall with reluctance.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
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 How long I lay there I have no conception.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading But memory is indistinct, and it is a terror which I recall with reluctance.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I believe that as my heart-beats slowed, and my senses cleared, I fainted from a revulsion of terror, and, reviving, I lay afraid to move, and gazing with half-delirious eyes into the appalling depth beneath me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I believe that as my heart-beats slowed, and my senses cleared, I fainted from a revulsion of terror, and, reviving, I lay afraid to move, and gazing with half-delirious eyes into the appalling depth beneath me.
not any; not one
From this reading How long I lay there I have no conception.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
and nothing more
From this reading THE FROG-MOUTHS Was the abyss an illusion only?
recallverbUS /ˈriːkɔːl/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading But memory is indistinct, and it is a terror which I recall with reluctance.
reluctancenounUS /rɪˈlʌktəns/
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
From this reading But memory is indistinct, and it is a terror which I recall with reluctance.
revivingadjectiveUS /rɪˈvaɪvɪŋ/
tending to impart new life and vigor to
From this reading I believe that as my heart-beats slowed, and my senses cleared, I fainted from a revulsion of terror, and, reviving, I lay afraid to move, and gazing with half-delirious eyes into the appalling depth beneath me.
revulsionnounUS /rɪˈvʌlʃən/
intense aversion
From this reading I believe that as my heart-beats slowed, and my senses cleared, I fainted from a revulsion of terror, and, reviving, I lay afraid to move, and gazing with half-delirious eyes into the appalling depth beneath me.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading I believe that as my heart-beats slowed, and my senses cleared, I fainted from a revulsion of terror, and, reviving, I lay afraid to move, and gazing with half-delirious eyes into the appalling depth beneath me.
slowedverbUS /sloʊd/
past form of “slow” — lose velocity; move more slowly
From this reading I believe that as my heart-beats slowed, and my senses cleared, I fainted from a revulsion of terror, and, reviving, I lay afraid to move, and gazing with half-delirious eyes into the appalling depth beneath me.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading I believe that as my heart-beats slowed, and my senses cleared, I fainted from a revulsion of terror, and, reviving, I lay afraid to move, and gazing with half-delirious eyes into the appalling depth beneath me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FROG-MOUTHS Was the abyss an illusion only?
in or at that place or location
From this reading How long I lay there I have no conception.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
vacancynounUS /ˈveɪkənsi/
being unoccupied
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FROG-MOUTHS Was the abyss an illusion only?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But memory is indistinct, and it is a terror which I recall with reluctance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dizzy and blank of mind, with a heart that beat to choking, and with a bruised and injured knee, I lay upon a level vacancy, and the cause of the accident lay, as on nothing, beside me.
