used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
affectverbUS /əˈfekt/
have an effect upon
From this reading Can the past affect the future?
(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 It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What if you remembered to the dawn of time when you hated man and decided to destroy him--today!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can the past affect the future?
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
the first light of day
From this reading What if you remembered to the dawn of time when you hated man and decided to destroy him--today!
recognizable; marked
From this reading What if you remembered to the dawn of time when you hated man and decided to destroy him--today!
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading What if you remembered to the dawn of time when you hated man and decided to destroy him--today!
echoedverbUS /ˈekoʊd/
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt my skin prickle into gooseflesh.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Can the past affect the future?
goosefleshnoun
reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
From this reading I felt my skin prickle into gooseflesh.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading What if you remembered to the dawn of time when you hated man and decided to destroy him--today!
hesitantadjectiveUS /ˈhezɪtənt/
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What if you remembered to the dawn of time when you hated man and decided to destroy him--today!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I felt my skin prickle into gooseflesh.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What if you remembered to the dawn of time when you hated man and decided to destroy him--today!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I felt my skin prickle into gooseflesh.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading What if you remembered to the dawn of time when you hated man and decided to destroy him--today!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What if you remembered to the dawn of time when you hated man and decided to destroy him--today!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Can the past affect the future?
prickleverb
cause a prickling sensation
From this reading I felt my skin prickle into gooseflesh.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading What if you remembered to the dawn of time when you hated man and decided to destroy him--today!
rustlingnounUS /ˈrʌslɪŋ/
the stealing of cattle
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading I felt my skin prickle into gooseflesh.
slabnounUS /slæb/
block consisting of a thick piece of something
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOMORROW THE WORLD!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading What if you remembered to the dawn of time when you hated man and decided to destroy him--today!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What if you remembered to the dawn of time when you hated man and decided to destroy him--today!
todaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/
the present time or age
From this reading What if you remembered to the dawn of time when you hated man and decided to destroy him--today!
TOMORROWnounUS /təˈmɑːroʊ/
the day after today
From this reading TOMORROW THE WORLD!
tossedverbUS /tɔːst/
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
vaultedadjectiveUS /ˈvɔːltɪd/
having a hemispherical vault or dome
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What if you remembered to the dawn of time when you hated man and decided to destroy him--today!
at the time that
From this reading What if you remembered to the dawn of time when you hated man and decided to destroy him--today!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was like a cave, a great vaulted cave which echoed back my first hesitant movements on the slab and tossed them from wall to wall until the darkness about me was all one vast rustling.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading TOMORROW THE WORLD!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What if you remembered to the dawn of time when you hated man and decided to destroy him--today!
