Chapter XXIV

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

From this reading "Then hurtles forth the wind with sudden burst, And hurls the whole precipitated clouds Down in a torrent.

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

From this reading "Then hurtles forth the wind with sudden burst, And hurls the whole precipitated clouds Down in a torrent.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Can she survive?" repeated Lyon Berners, perceiving that the physician hesitated to reply.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

the lower side of anything

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading "Then hurtles forth the wind with sudden burst, And hurls the whole precipitated clouds Down in a torrent.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "Can she survive?" repeated Lyon Berners, perceiving that the physician hesitated to reply.

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading "Then hurtles forth the wind with sudden burst, And hurls the whole precipitated clouds Down in a torrent.

-ing form of “contend” — maintain or assert

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

third-person singular of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading "If she must die, do not fear to tell me so.

past form of “discolor” — lose color or turn colorless

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "Then hurtles forth the wind with sudden burst, And hurls the whole precipitated clouds Down in a torrent.

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading "If she must die, do not fear to tell me so.

marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "Then hurtles forth the wind with sudden burst, And hurls the whole precipitated clouds Down in a torrent.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

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

From this reading THE GREAT VALLEY STORM.

a strong current of air

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

From this reading "Can she survive?" repeated Lyon Berners, perceiving that the physician hesitated to reply.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Then hurtles forth the wind with sudden burst, And hurls the whole precipitated clouds Down in a torrent.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Then hurtles forth the wind with sudden burst, And hurls the whole precipitated clouds Down in a torrent.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "If she must die, do not fear to tell me so.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

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

From this reading "Then hurtles forth the wind with sudden burst, And hurls the whole precipitated clouds Down in a torrent.

characteristic of or resembling Hell

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

moving to the inside of something

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

past form of “lash” — beat severely with a whip or rod

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon

From this reading "Can she survive?" repeated Lyon Berners, perceiving that the physician hesitated to reply.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "If she must die, do not fear to tell me so.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "If she must die, do not fear to tell me so.

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

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "If she must die, do not fear to tell me so.

throughout a period of time

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

-ing form of “perceive” — to become aware of through the senses

From this reading "Can she survive?" repeated Lyon Berners, perceiving that the physician hesitated to reply.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading "Can she survive?" repeated Lyon Berners, perceiving that the physician hesitated to reply.

past form of “precipitate” — bring about abruptly

From this reading "Then hurtles forth the wind with sudden burst, And hurls the whole precipitated clouds Down in a torrent.

any competition

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

recurring again and again

From this reading "Can she survive?" repeated Lyon Berners, perceiving that the physician hesitated to reply.

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading "Can she survive?" repeated Lyon Berners, perceiving that the physician hesitated to reply.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Can she survive?" repeated Lyon Berners, perceiving that the physician hesitated to reply.

the state of being asleep

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "If she must die, do not fear to tell me so.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading THE GREAT VALLEY STORM.

plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading "Then hurtles forth the wind with sudden burst, And hurls the whole precipitated clouds Down in a torrent.

continue to live and avoid dying

From this reading "Can she survive?" repeated Lyon Berners, perceiving that the physician hesitated to reply.

moving very fast

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

express in words

From this reading "If she must die, do not fear to tell me so.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

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

From this reading THE GREAT VALLEY STORM.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "Then hurtles forth the wind with sudden burst, And hurls the whole precipitated clouds Down in a torrent.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

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

From this reading "Can she survive?" repeated Lyon Berners, perceiving that the physician hesitated to reply.

a heavy rain

From this reading "Then hurtles forth the wind with sudden burst, And hurls the whole precipitated clouds Down in a torrent.

plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading On the sleeping vale Descends infernal force, and with strong gust Turns from the bottom the discolored streams Through the black night that broods immense around, Lashed into foam, the fierce contending falls Swift o'er a thousand rearing rocks do race."

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading THE GREAT VALLEY STORM.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading "Then hurtles forth the wind with sudden burst, And hurls the whole precipitated clouds Down in a torrent.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading "Then hurtles forth the wind with sudden burst, And hurls the whole precipitated clouds Down in a torrent.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Then hurtles forth the wind with sudden burst, And hurls the whole precipitated clouds Down in a torrent.