anew
From this reading As complete darkness fell around him, his terror grew and he rose to his feet again and stumbled blindly on.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading “Oh, why, why did I let the sun fall warm on my tail?” he wept aloud.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As complete darkness fell around him, his terror grew and he rose to his feet again and stumbled blindly on.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Hope, hope, where are you?” he cried out in desperation.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading As complete darkness fell around him, his terror grew and he rose to his feet again and stumbled blindly on.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As complete darkness fell around him, his terror grew and he rose to his feet again and stumbled blindly on.
blindlyadverbUS /ˈblaɪndli/
without seeing or looking
From this reading As complete darkness fell around him, his terror grew and he rose to his feet again and stumbled blindly on.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading But he knew that magic word was powerless now to bring Mohammed’s son to his side.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he knew that magic word was powerless now to bring Mohammed’s son to his side.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading As complete darkness fell around him, his terror grew and he rose to his feet again and stumbled blindly on.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Hope, hope, where are you?” he cried out in desperation.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading As complete darkness fell around him, his terror grew and he rose to his feet again and stumbled blindly on.
desperationnounUS /ˌdespərˈeɪʃən/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “Hope, hope, where are you?” he cried out in desperation.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Oh, why, why did I let the sun fall warm on my tail?” he wept aloud.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “It was just what he told me not to do.”
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “Oh, why, why did I let the sun fall warm on my tail?” he wept aloud.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading As complete darkness fell around him, his terror grew and he rose to his feet again and stumbled blindly on.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading As complete darkness fell around him, his terror grew and he rose to his feet again and stumbled blindly on.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading As complete darkness fell around him, his terror grew and he rose to his feet again and stumbled blindly on.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Hope, hope, where are you?” he cried out in desperation.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As complete darkness fell around him, his terror grew and he rose to his feet again and stumbled blindly on.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But he knew that magic word was powerless now to bring Mohammed’s son to his side.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “Hope, hope, where are you?” he cried out in desperation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, why, why did I let the sun fall warm on my tail?” he wept aloud.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Hope, hope, where are you?” he cried out in desperation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was just what he told me not to do.”
and nothing more
From this reading “It was just what he told me not to do.”
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 he knew that magic word was powerless now to bring Mohammed’s son to his side.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Oh, why, why did I let the sun fall warm on my tail?” he wept aloud.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading But he knew that magic word was powerless now to bring Mohammed’s son to his side.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It was just what he told me not to do.”
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From this reading But he knew that magic word was powerless now to bring Mohammed’s son to his side.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, why, why did I let the sun fall warm on my tail?” he wept aloud.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It was just what he told me not to do.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But he knew that magic word was powerless now to bring Mohammed’s son to his side.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, why, why did I let the sun fall warm on my tail?” he wept aloud.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As complete darkness fell around him, his terror grew and he rose to his feet again and stumbled blindly on.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Hope, hope, where are you?” he cried out in desperation.
powerlessadjectiveUS /ˈpaʊərləs/
lacking power
From this reading But he knew that magic word was powerless now to bring Mohammed’s son to his side.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading As complete darkness fell around him, his terror grew and he rose to his feet again and stumbled blindly on.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading But he knew that magic word was powerless now to bring Mohammed’s son to his side.
a male human offspring
From this reading But he knew that magic word was powerless now to bring Mohammed’s son to his side.
stumbledverbUS /ˈstʌmbəld/
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading As complete darkness fell around him, his terror grew and he rose to his feet again and stumbled blindly on.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “Oh, why, why did I let the sun fall warm on my tail?” he wept aloud.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading “Oh, why, why did I let the sun fall warm on my tail?” he wept aloud.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading As complete darkness fell around him, his terror grew and he rose to his feet again and stumbled blindly on.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he knew that magic word was powerless now to bring Mohammed’s son to his side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, why, why did I let the sun fall warm on my tail?” he wept aloud.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he knew that magic word was powerless now to bring Mohammed’s son to his side.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “It was just what he told me not to do.”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “Oh, why, why did I let the sun fall warm on my tail?” he wept aloud.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he knew that magic word was powerless now to bring Mohammed’s son to his side.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading “Oh, why, why did I let the sun fall warm on my tail?” he wept aloud.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “It was just what he told me not to do.”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Hope, hope, where are you?” he cried out in desperation.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Oh, why, why did I let the sun fall warm on my tail?” he wept aloud.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading But he knew that magic word was powerless now to bring Mohammed’s son to his side.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hope, hope, where are you?” he cried out in desperation.
