used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As the Hindoo continued his tale, he had difficulty in avoiding what seemed--even more than the notion of a man transferred through the years to boyhood--an air of trivial, puerile extravagance.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading As the Hindoo continued his tale, he had difficulty in avoiding what seemed--even more than the notion of a man transferred through the years to boyhood--an air of trivial, puerile extravagance.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As the Hindoo continued his tale, he had difficulty in avoiding what seemed--even more than the notion of a man transferred through the years to boyhood--an air of trivial, puerile extravagance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
anomaliesnounUS /əˈnɑːməliz/
plural of “anomaly” — deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
apoplecticadjectiveUS /ˌæpəˈplektɪk/
pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy
From this reading Mr. Aspinwall, in disgust, gave an apoplectic snort and virtually stopped listening.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
AspinwallnounUS /ˈæspɪnwɔːl/
a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal
From this reading Mr. Aspinwall, in disgust, gave an apoplectic snort and virtually stopped listening.
avoidingverbUS /əˈvɔɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading As the Hindoo continued his tale, he had difficulty in avoiding what seemed--even more than the notion of a man transferred through the years to boyhood--an air of trivial, puerile extravagance.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What happened then is scarcely to be described in words.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading For the rite of the silver key, as practised by Randolph Carter in that black, haunted cave within a cave, did not prove unavailing.
boyhoodnounUS /ˈbɔɪhʊd/
the childhood of a boy
From this reading As the Hindoo continued his tale, he had difficulty in avoiding what seemed--even more than the notion of a man transferred through the years to boyhood--an air of trivial, puerile extravagance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For the rite of the silver key, as practised by Randolph Carter in that black, haunted cave within a cave, did not prove unavailing.
CarternounUS /ˈkɑːrtər/
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading For the rite of the silver key, as practised by Randolph Carter in that black, haunted cave within a cave, did not prove unavailing.
causationnounUS /ˌkɔːˈzeɪʃən/
the act of causing something to happen
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading For the rite of the silver key, as practised by Randolph Carter in that black, haunted cave within a cave, did not prove unavailing.
without stop or interruption
From this reading As the Hindoo continued his tale, he had difficulty in avoiding what seemed--even more than the notion of a man transferred through the years to boyhood--an air of trivial, puerile extravagance.
contradictionsnounUS /ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃənz/
plural of “contradiction” — opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading What happened then is scarcely to be described in words.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For the rite of the silver key, as practised by Randolph Carter in that black, haunted cave within a cave, did not prove unavailing.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading As the Hindoo continued his tale, he had difficulty in avoiding what seemed--even more than the notion of a man transferred through the years to boyhood--an air of trivial, puerile extravagance.
disgustverbUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
fill with distaste
From this reading Mr. Aspinwall, in disgust, gave an apoplectic snort and virtually stopped listening.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
divisible by two
From this reading As the Hindoo continued his tale, he had difficulty in avoiding what seemed--even more than the notion of a man transferred through the years to boyhood--an air of trivial, puerile extravagance.
extravagancenounUS /ekˈstrævəɡəns/
the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
From this reading As the Hindoo continued his tale, he had difficulty in avoiding what seemed--even more than the notion of a man transferred through the years to boyhood--an air of trivial, puerile extravagance.
fantasticadjectiveUS /fænˈtæstɪk/
ludicrously odd
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the rite of the silver key, as practised by Randolph Carter in that black, haunted cave within a cave, did not prove unavailing.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Mr. Aspinwall, in disgust, gave an apoplectic snort and virtually stopped listening.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As the Hindoo continued his tale, he had difficulty in avoiding what seemed--even more than the notion of a man transferred through the years to boyhood--an air of trivial, puerile extravagance.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading What happened then is scarcely to be described in words.
hauntedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading For the rite of the silver key, as practised by Randolph Carter in that black, haunted cave within a cave, did not prove unavailing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the Hindoo continued his tale, he had difficulty in avoiding what seemed--even more than the notion of a man transferred through the years to boyhood--an air of trivial, puerile extravagance.
Hindoonoun
a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
From this reading As the Hindoo continued his tale, he had difficulty in avoiding what seemed--even more than the notion of a man transferred through the years to boyhood--an air of trivial, puerile extravagance.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As the Hindoo continued his tale, he had difficulty in avoiding what seemed--even more than the notion of a man transferred through the years to boyhood--an air of trivial, puerile extravagance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What happened then is scarcely to be described in words.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What happened then is scarcely to be described in words.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading For the rite of the silver key, as practised by Randolph Carter in that black, haunted cave within a cave, did not prove unavailing.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
limitedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪmətəd/
small in range or scope
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading Mr. Aspinwall, in disgust, gave an apoplectic snort and virtually stopped listening.
logicnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪk/
the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading As the Hindoo continued his tale, he had difficulty in avoiding what seemed--even more than the notion of a man transferred through the years to boyhood--an air of trivial, puerile extravagance.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Aspinwall, in disgust, gave an apoplectic snort and virtually stopped listening.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
not any; not one
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For the rite of the silver key, as practised by Randolph Carter in that black, haunted cave within a cave, did not prove unavailing.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading As the Hindoo continued his tale, he had difficulty in avoiding what seemed--even more than the notion of a man transferred through the years to boyhood--an air of trivial, puerile extravagance.
objectiveadjectiveUS /əbˈdʒektɪv/
undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
paradoxesnounUS /ˈperədɑːksɪz/
plural of “paradox” — (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
practisedadjectiveUS /ˈpræktɪst/
skillful after much practice
From this reading For the rite of the silver key, as practised by Randolph Carter in that black, haunted cave within a cave, did not prove unavailing.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading For the rite of the silver key, as practised by Randolph Carter in that black, haunted cave within a cave, did not prove unavailing.
puerileadjectiveUS /pjuːˈriːl/
of or characteristic of a child
From this reading As the Hindoo continued his tale, he had difficulty in avoiding what seemed--even more than the notion of a man transferred through the years to boyhood--an air of trivial, puerile extravagance.
Randolph
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From this reading For the rite of the silver key, as practised by Randolph Carter in that black, haunted cave within a cave, did not prove unavailing.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
rigidadjectiveUS /ˈrɪdʒəd/
incapable of or resistant to bending
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
ritenounUS /raɪt/
an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
From this reading For the rite of the silver key, as practised by Randolph Carter in that black, haunted cave within a cave, did not prove unavailing.
only a very short time before
From this reading What happened then is scarcely to be described in words.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading As the Hindoo continued his tale, he had difficulty in avoiding what seemed--even more than the notion of a man transferred through the years to boyhood--an air of trivial, puerile extravagance.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading For the rite of the silver key, as practised by Randolph Carter in that black, haunted cave within a cave, did not prove unavailing.
snortverbUS /snɔːrt/
indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading Mr. Aspinwall, in disgust, gave an apoplectic snort and virtually stopped listening.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Mr. Aspinwall, in disgust, gave an apoplectic snort and virtually stopped listening.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading As the Hindoo continued his tale, he had difficulty in avoiding what seemed--even more than the notion of a man transferred through the years to boyhood--an air of trivial, puerile extravagance.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As the Hindoo continued his tale, he had difficulty in avoiding what seemed--even more than the notion of a man transferred through the years to boyhood--an air of trivial, puerile extravagance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For the rite of the silver key, as practised by Randolph Carter in that black, haunted cave within a cave, did not prove unavailing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the Hindoo continued his tale, he had difficulty in avoiding what seemed--even more than the notion of a man transferred through the years to boyhood--an air of trivial, puerile extravagance.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading What happened then is scarcely to be described in words.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading As the Hindoo continued his tale, he had difficulty in avoiding what seemed--even more than the notion of a man transferred through the years to boyhood--an air of trivial, puerile extravagance.
up to a particular time
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What happened then is scarcely to be described in words.
transferredverbUS /trænˈsfɜːrd/
inflected form of “transfer” — transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
From this reading As the Hindoo continued his tale, he had difficulty in avoiding what seemed--even more than the notion of a man transferred through the years to boyhood--an air of trivial, puerile extravagance.
tri-dimensional
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
trivialadjectiveUS /ˈtrɪviəl/
(informal) small and of little importance
From this reading As the Hindoo continued his tale, he had difficulty in avoiding what seemed--even more than the notion of a man transferred through the years to boyhood--an air of trivial, puerile extravagance.
unavailingadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈveɪlɪŋ/
producing no result or effect
From this reading For the rite of the silver key, as practised by Randolph Carter in that black, haunted cave within a cave, did not prove unavailing.
virtuallyadverbUS /ˈvɜːrtʃuːəli/
in essence or effect but not in fact
From this reading Mr. Aspinwall, in disgust, gave an apoplectic snort and virtually stopped listening.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What happened then is scarcely to be described in words.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading For the rite of the silver key, as practised by Randolph Carter in that black, haunted cave within a cave, did not prove unavailing.
the words that are spoken
From this reading What happened then is scarcely to be described in words.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It is full of those paradoxes, contradictions and anomalies which have no place in waking life, but which fill our more fantastic dreams and are taken as matters of course till we return to our narrow, rigid, objective world of limited causation and tri-dimensional logic.
a late time of life
From this reading As the Hindoo continued his tale, he had difficulty in avoiding what seemed--even more than the notion of a man transferred through the years to boyhood--an air of trivial, puerile extravagance.
