used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _The Lake of Fire_ Before a barrier of gold, waist-high, Dean Rawson stood tense and rigid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Lake of Fire_ Before a barrier of gold, waist-high, Dean Rawson stood tense and rigid.
barriernounUS /ˈbæriər/
a structure or object that impedes free movement
From this reading _The Lake of Fire_ Before a barrier of gold, waist-high, Dean Rawson stood tense and rigid.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _The Lake of Fire_ Before a barrier of gold, waist-high, Dean Rawson stood tense and rigid.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind him the great cave-room swarmed with warriors, leaders, doubtless, of the unholy hordes.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading But beyond the barrier were the real leaders of the Mole-men tribes--Phee-e-al, ruler in chief, and his clustering guard of high priests.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading A black speck glinted wickedly in the center of each.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But beyond the barrier were the real leaders of the Mole-men tribes--Phee-e-al, ruler in chief, and his clustering guard of high priests.
cave-room
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From this reading Behind him the great cave-room swarmed with warriors, leaders, doubtless, of the unholy hordes.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading A black speck glinted wickedly in the center of each.
a person who is in charge
From this reading But beyond the barrier were the real leaders of the Mole-men tribes--Phee-e-al, ruler in chief, and his clustering guard of high priests.
circlesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəlz/
plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading In the flooding light from the wall, their eyes were circles of dead-white skin.
clusteringnounUS /ˈklʌstərɪŋ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading But beyond the barrier were the real leaders of the Mole-men tribes--Phee-e-al, ruler in chief, and his clustering guard of high priests.
dead-white
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From this reading In the flooding light from the wall, their eyes were circles of dead-white skin.
DeannounUS /diːn/
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading _The Lake of Fire_ Before a barrier of gold, waist-high, Dean Rawson stood tense and rigid.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading Behind him the great cave-room swarmed with warriors, leaders, doubtless, of the unholy hordes.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading A black speck glinted wickedly in the center of each.
opinion or judgment
From this reading In the flooding light from the wall, their eyes were circles of dead-white skin.
start firing a weapon
From this reading _The Lake of Fire_ Before a barrier of gold, waist-high, Dean Rawson stood tense and rigid.
floodingnounUS /ˈflʌdɪŋ/
a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
From this reading In the flooding light from the wall, their eyes were circles of dead-white skin.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the flooding light from the wall, their eyes were circles of dead-white skin.
glinted
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From this reading A black speck glinted wickedly in the center of each.
coins made of gold
From this reading _The Lake of Fire_ Before a barrier of gold, waist-high, Dean Rawson stood tense and rigid.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Behind him the great cave-room swarmed with warriors, leaders, doubtless, of the unholy hordes.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading But beyond the barrier were the real leaders of the Mole-men tribes--Phee-e-al, ruler in chief, and his clustering guard of high priests.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading But beyond the barrier were the real leaders of the Mole-men tribes--Phee-e-al, ruler in chief, and his clustering guard of high priests.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Behind him the great cave-room swarmed with warriors, leaders, doubtless, of the unholy hordes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But beyond the barrier were the real leaders of the Mole-men tribes--Phee-e-al, ruler in chief, and his clustering guard of high priests.
hordesnounUS /hɔːrdz/
plural of “horde” — a vast multitude
From this reading Behind him the great cave-room swarmed with warriors, leaders, doubtless, of the unholy hordes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But beyond the barrier were the real leaders of the Mole-men tribes--Phee-e-al, ruler in chief, and his clustering guard of high priests.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading _The Lake of Fire_ Before a barrier of gold, waist-high, Dean Rawson stood tense and rigid.
leadersnounUS /ˈliːdərz/
the body of people who lead a group
From this reading Behind him the great cave-room swarmed with warriors, leaders, doubtless, of the unholy hordes.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading In the flooding light from the wall, their eyes were circles of dead-white skin.
Mole-men
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From this reading But beyond the barrier were the real leaders of the Mole-men tribes--Phee-e-al, ruler in chief, and his clustering guard of high priests.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Lake of Fire_ Before a barrier of gold, waist-high, Dean Rawson stood tense and rigid.
Phee-e-al
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From this reading But beyond the barrier were the real leaders of the Mole-men tribes--Phee-e-al, ruler in chief, and his clustering guard of high priests.
priestsnounUS /priːsts/
plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading But beyond the barrier were the real leaders of the Mole-men tribes--Phee-e-al, ruler in chief, and his clustering guard of high priests.
Rawson
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From this reading _The Lake of Fire_ Before a barrier of gold, waist-high, Dean Rawson stood tense and rigid.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading But beyond the barrier were the real leaders of the Mole-men tribes--Phee-e-al, ruler in chief, and his clustering guard of high priests.
rigidadjectiveUS /ˈrɪdʒəd/
incapable of or resistant to bending
From this reading _The Lake of Fire_ Before a barrier of gold, waist-high, Dean Rawson stood tense and rigid.
rulernounUS /ˈruːlər/
a person who rules or commands
From this reading But beyond the barrier were the real leaders of the Mole-men tribes--Phee-e-al, ruler in chief, and his clustering guard of high priests.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading In the flooding light from the wall, their eyes were circles of dead-white skin.
specknounUS /spek/
a very small spot
From this reading A black speck glinted wickedly in the center of each.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading _The Lake of Fire_ Before a barrier of gold, waist-high, Dean Rawson stood tense and rigid.
swarmedverbUS /swɔːrmd/
past form of “swarm” — be teeming, be abuzz
From this reading Behind him the great cave-room swarmed with warriors, leaders, doubtless, of the unholy hordes.
tensenounUS /tens/
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading _The Lake of Fire_ Before a barrier of gold, waist-high, Dean Rawson stood tense and rigid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Lake of Fire_ Before a barrier of gold, waist-high, Dean Rawson stood tense and rigid.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the flooding light from the wall, their eyes were circles of dead-white skin.
tribesnounUS /traɪbz/
plural of “tribe” — a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading But beyond the barrier were the real leaders of the Mole-men tribes--Phee-e-al, ruler in chief, and his clustering guard of high priests.
unholyadjectiveUS /ənˈhoʊli/
not hallowed or consecrated
From this reading Behind him the great cave-room swarmed with warriors, leaders, doubtless, of the unholy hordes.
waist-highadverb
up to the waist
From this reading _The Lake of Fire_ Before a barrier of gold, waist-high, Dean Rawson stood tense and rigid.
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 In the flooding light from the wall, their eyes were circles of dead-white skin.
warriorsnounUS /ˈwɔːriərz/
plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading Behind him the great cave-room swarmed with warriors, leaders, doubtless, of the unholy hordes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But beyond the barrier were the real leaders of the Mole-men tribes--Phee-e-al, ruler in chief, and his clustering guard of high priests.
wickedlyadverbUS /ˈwɪkɪdli/
in a wicked evil manner
From this reading A black speck glinted wickedly in the center of each.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Behind him the great cave-room swarmed with warriors, leaders, doubtless, of the unholy hordes.
