Chapter XXVI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The ashes of the central buildings glowed with a pale blue light, and an occasional flame would rise up and lick across them like a ghostly tongue.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading The ashes of the central buildings glowed with a pale blue light, and an occasional flame would rise up and lick across them like a ghostly tongue.

in addition

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The ashes of the central buildings glowed with a pale blue light, and an occasional flame would rise up and lick across them like a ghostly tongue.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The ashes of the central buildings glowed with a pale blue light, and an occasional flame would rise up and lick across them like a ghostly tongue.

The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.

From this reading The ashes of the central buildings glowed with a pale blue light, and an occasional flame would rise up and lick across them like a ghostly tongue.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)

From this reading COUNSEL The night had fallen to blackness while we still lay in the rock-cleft.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading The ashes of the central buildings glowed with a pale blue light, and an occasional flame would rise up and lick across them like a ghostly tongue.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading There were no stars; the night had clouded while we slept,--for I lay long in a sleep of utter weariness and exhaustion, both of mind and body; and so, I think, in her own way, did my companion.

the two together, not just one

From this reading There were no stars; the night had clouded while we slept,--for I lay long in a sleep of utter weariness and exhaustion, both of mind and body; and so, I think, in her own way, did my companion.

a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

From this reading The long curve of the living-wall had fallen in from end to end, but the ashes were burning still, with a paler flame, so that it showed like a white bow in the darkness.

plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading The ashes of the central buildings glowed with a pale blue light, and an occasional flame would rise up and lick across them like a ghostly tongue.

the act of burning something

From this reading The long curve of the living-wall had fallen in from end to end, but the ashes were burning still, with a paler flame, so that it showed like a white bow in the darkness.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The long curve of the living-wall had fallen in from end to end, but the ashes were burning still, with a paler flame, so that it showed like a white bow in the darkness.

serving as an essential component

From this reading The ashes of the central buildings glowed with a pale blue light, and an occasional flame would rise up and lick across them like a ghostly tongue.

made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance

From this reading There were no stars; the night had clouded while we slept,--for I lay long in a sleep of utter weariness and exhaustion, both of mind and body; and so, I think, in her own way, did my companion.

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading There were no stars; the night had clouded while we slept,--for I lay long in a sleep of utter weariness and exhaustion, both of mind and body; and so, I think, in her own way, did my companion.

intentionally conceived

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

a lawyer who pleads cases in court

From this reading COUNSEL The night had fallen to blackness while we still lay in the rock-cleft.

the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

From this reading The long curve of the living-wall had fallen in from end to end, but the ashes were burning still, with a paler flame, so that it showed like a white bow in the darkness.

involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading The long curve of the living-wall had fallen in from end to end, but the ashes were burning still, with a paler flame, so that it showed like a white bow in the darkness.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading There were no stars; the night had clouded while we slept,--for I lay long in a sleep of utter weariness and exhaustion, both of mind and body; and so, I think, in her own way, did my companion.

lacking in light; not bright or harsh

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading The long curve of the living-wall had fallen in from end to end, but the ashes were burning still, with a paler flame, so that it showed like a white bow in the darkness.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

extreme fatigue

From this reading There were no stars; the night had clouded while we slept,--for I lay long in a sleep of utter weariness and exhaustion, both of mind and body; and so, I think, in her own way, did my companion.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading COUNSEL The night had fallen to blackness while we still lay in the rock-cleft.

A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.

From this reading The ashes of the central buildings glowed with a pale blue light, and an occasional flame would rise up and lick across them like a ghostly tongue.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There were no stars; the night had clouded while we slept,--for I lay long in a sleep of utter weariness and exhaustion, both of mind and body; and so, I think, in her own way, did my companion.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The long curve of the living-wall had fallen in from end to end, but the ashes were burning still, with a paler flame, so that it showed like a white bow in the darkness.

resembling or characteristic of a phantom

From this reading The ashes of the central buildings glowed with a pale blue light, and an occasional flame would rise up and lick across them like a ghostly tongue.

past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames

From this reading The ashes of the central buildings glowed with a pale blue light, and an occasional flame would rise up and lick across them like a ghostly tongue.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading COUNSEL The night had fallen to blackness while we still lay in the rock-cleft.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading There were no stars; the night had clouded while we slept,--for I lay long in a sleep of utter weariness and exhaustion, both of mind and body; and so, I think, in her own way, did my companion.

a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading There were no stars; the night had clouded while we slept,--for I lay long in a sleep of utter weariness and exhaustion, both of mind and body; and so, I think, in her own way, did my companion.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading COUNSEL The night had fallen to blackness while we still lay in the rock-cleft.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The long curve of the living-wall had fallen in from end to end, but the ashes were burning still, with a paler flame, so that it showed like a white bow in the darkness.

evidencing the possession of inside information

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading COUNSEL The night had fallen to blackness while we still lay in the rock-cleft.

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

From this reading The ashes of the central buildings glowed with a pale blue light, and an occasional flame would rise up and lick across them like a ghostly tongue.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading The ashes of the central buildings glowed with a pale blue light, and an occasional flame would rise up and lick across them like a ghostly tongue.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The ashes of the central buildings glowed with a pale blue light, and an occasional flame would rise up and lick across them like a ghostly tongue.

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From this reading The long curve of the living-wall had fallen in from end to end, but the ashes were burning still, with a paler flame, so that it showed like a white bow in the darkness.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading The long curve of the living-wall had fallen in from end to end, but the ashes were burning still, with a paler flame, so that it showed like a white bow in the darkness.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading There were no stars; the night had clouded while we slept,--for I lay long in a sleep of utter weariness and exhaustion, both of mind and body; and so, I think, in her own way, did my companion.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading There were no stars; the night had clouded while we slept,--for I lay long in a sleep of utter weariness and exhaustion, both of mind and body; and so, I think, in her own way, did my companion.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading COUNSEL The night had fallen to blackness while we still lay in the rock-cleft.

not any; not one

From this reading There were no stars; the night had clouded while we slept,--for I lay long in a sleep of utter weariness and exhaustion, both of mind and body; and so, I think, in her own way, did my companion.

occurring from time to time

From this reading The ashes of the central buildings glowed with a pale blue light, and an occasional flame would rise up and lick across them like a ghostly tongue.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The ashes of the central buildings glowed with a pale blue light, and an occasional flame would rise up and lick across them like a ghostly tongue.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading There were no stars; the night had clouded while we slept,--for I lay long in a sleep of utter weariness and exhaustion, both of mind and body; and so, I think, in her own way, did my companion.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading The ashes of the central buildings glowed with a pale blue light, and an occasional flame would rise up and lick across them like a ghostly tongue.

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From this reading The long curve of the living-wall had fallen in from end to end, but the ashes were burning still, with a paler flame, so that it showed like a white bow in the darkness.

a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

move upward

From this reading The ashes of the central buildings glowed with a pale blue light, and an occasional flame would rise up and lick across them like a ghostly tongue.

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From this reading COUNSEL The night had fallen to blackness while we still lay in the rock-cleft.

the state of being free from danger or injury

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The long curve of the living-wall had fallen in from end to end, but the ashes were burning still, with a paler flame, so that it showed like a white bow in the darkness.

the quality of being significant

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading There were no stars; the night had clouded while we slept,--for I lay long in a sleep of utter weariness and exhaustion, both of mind and body; and so, I think, in her own way, did my companion.

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading There were no stars; the night had clouded while we slept,--for I lay long in a sleep of utter weariness and exhaustion, both of mind and body; and so, I think, in her own way, did my companion.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The long curve of the living-wall had fallen in from end to end, but the ashes were burning still, with a paler flame, so that it showed like a white bow in the darkness.

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading There were no stars; the night had clouded while we slept,--for I lay long in a sleep of utter weariness and exhaustion, both of mind and body; and so, I think, in her own way, did my companion.

not in physical motion

From this reading COUNSEL The night had fallen to blackness while we still lay in the rock-cleft.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The long curve of the living-wall had fallen in from end to end, but the ashes were burning still, with a paler flame, so that it showed like a white bow in the darkness.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading COUNSEL The night had fallen to blackness while we still lay in the rock-cleft.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The ashes of the central buildings glowed with a pale blue light, and an occasional flame would rise up and lick across them like a ghostly tongue.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were no stars; the night had clouded while we slept,--for I lay long in a sleep of utter weariness and exhaustion, both of mind and body; and so, I think, in her own way, did my companion.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading There were no stars; the night had clouded while we slept,--for I lay long in a sleep of utter weariness and exhaustion, both of mind and body; and so, I think, in her own way, did my companion.

a physiological need to drink

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading COUNSEL The night had fallen to blackness while we still lay in the rock-cleft.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading The ashes of the central buildings glowed with a pale blue light, and an occasional flame would rise up and lick across them like a ghostly tongue.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The ashes of the central buildings glowed with a pale blue light, and an occasional flame would rise up and lick across them like a ghostly tongue.

articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

From this reading There were no stars; the night had clouded while we slept,--for I lay long in a sleep of utter weariness and exhaustion, both of mind and body; and so, I think, in her own way, did my companion.

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From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading There were no stars; the night had clouded while we slept,--for I lay long in a sleep of utter weariness and exhaustion, both of mind and body; and so, I think, in her own way, did my companion.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading COUNSEL The night had fallen to blackness while we still lay in the rock-cleft.

temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work

From this reading There were no stars; the night had clouded while we slept,--for I lay long in a sleep of utter weariness and exhaustion, both of mind and body; and so, I think, in her own way, did my companion.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The long curve of the living-wall had fallen in from end to end, but the ashes were burning still, with a paler flame, so that it showed like a white bow in the darkness.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

during the time that

From this reading COUNSEL The night had fallen to blackness while we still lay in the rock-cleft.

a Caucasian

From this reading The long curve of the living-wall had fallen in from end to end, but the ashes were burning still, with a paler flame, so that it showed like a white bow in the darkness.

which person or people

From this reading But I waked at length, with a dim sense of peril ended, and the short pause of security which is so precious to those who walk in dangerous ways, but conscious also of thirst and hunger, and of the shadow of great events, of which the significance was beyond my knowing.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The ashes of the central buildings glowed with a pale blue light, and an occasional flame would rise up and lick across them like a ghostly tongue.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The ashes of the central buildings glowed with a pale blue light, and an occasional flame would rise up and lick across them like a ghostly tongue.