used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The rayless gloom was without relief, save what sparse light filtered through a narrow grated window so high in the wall that nothing could be seen from below, save the sky.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
ANGELO
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From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The rayless gloom was without relief, save what sparse light filtered through a narrow grated window so high in the wall that nothing could be seen from below, save the sky.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The rayless gloom was without relief, save what sparse light filtered through a narrow grated window so high in the wall that nothing could be seen from below, save the sky.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading Color had faded out of everything.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The rayless gloom was without relief, save what sparse light filtered through a narrow grated window so high in the wall that nothing could be seen from below, save the sky.
well in the past; former
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Color had faded out of everything.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading Color had faded out of everything.
filteredverbUS /ˈfɪltərd/
past form of “filter” — remove by passing through a filter
From this reading The rayless gloom was without relief, save what sparse light filtered through a narrow grated window so high in the wall that nothing could be seen from below, save the sky.
set up or found
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading The rayless gloom was without relief, save what sparse light filtered through a narrow grated window so high in the wall that nothing could be seen from below, save the sky.
gratedverbUS /ˈɡreɪtɪd/
past form of “grate” — furnish with a grate
From this reading The rayless gloom was without relief, save what sparse light filtered through a narrow grated window so high in the wall that nothing could be seen from below, save the sky.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The rock walls were lifeless and grey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
not accessible to view
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The rayless gloom was without relief, save what sparse light filtered through a narrow grated window so high in the wall that nothing could be seen from below, save the sky.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The immense silence of the tomb surrounded him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
honey-coloredadjective
having the color of honey
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The immense silence of the tomb surrounded him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
lifelessadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪfləs/
deprived of life; no longer living
From this reading The rock walls were lifeless and grey.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The rayless gloom was without relief, save what sparse light filtered through a narrow grated window so high in the wall that nothing could be seen from below, save the sky.
MausoleumnounUS /ˌmɔːsəˈliːəm/
a large burial chamber, usually above ground
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
men-at-arms
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From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading The rayless gloom was without relief, save what sparse light filtered through a narrow grated window so high in the wall that nothing could be seen from below, save the sky.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The rayless gloom was without relief, save what sparse light filtered through a narrow grated window so high in the wall that nothing could be seen from below, save the sky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Color had faded out of everything.
raylessadjective
having no parts resembling rays; not having ray flowers
From this reading The rayless gloom was without relief, save what sparse light filtered through a narrow grated window so high in the wall that nothing could be seen from below, save the sky.
regainedverbUS /riˈɡeɪnd/
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading The rayless gloom was without relief, save what sparse light filtered through a narrow grated window so high in the wall that nothing could be seen from below, save the sky.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The rock walls were lifeless and grey.
SAN
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From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
except for; apart from
From this reading The rayless gloom was without relief, save what sparse light filtered through a narrow grated window so high in the wall that nothing could be seen from below, save the sky.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The rayless gloom was without relief, save what sparse light filtered through a narrow grated window so high in the wall that nothing could be seen from below, save the sky.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The immense silence of the tomb surrounded him.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The rayless gloom was without relief, save what sparse light filtered through a narrow grated window so high in the wall that nothing could be seen from below, save the sky.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The rayless gloom was without relief, save what sparse light filtered through a narrow grated window so high in the wall that nothing could be seen from below, save the sky.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
sparseadjectiveUS /spɑːrs/
not dense
From this reading The rayless gloom was without relief, save what sparse light filtered through a narrow grated window so high in the wall that nothing could be seen from below, save the sky.
confined on all sides
From this reading The immense silence of the tomb surrounded him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The rayless gloom was without relief, save what sparse light filtered through a narrow grated window so high in the wall that nothing could be seen from below, save the sky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The rayless gloom was without relief, save what sparse light filtered through a narrow grated window so high in the wall that nothing could be seen from below, save the sky.
tombnounUS /tuːm/
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading The immense silence of the tomb surrounded him.
TristannounUS /ˈtrɪstæn/
(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
vaultnounUS /vɒlt/
An arched structure of masonry forming a ceiling, or a secure subterranean storage room.
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
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 The rayless gloom was without relief, save what sparse light filtered through a narrow grated window so high in the wall that nothing could be seen from below, save the sky.
plural of “wall” — 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 The rock walls were lifeless and grey.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rayless gloom was without relief, save what sparse light filtered through a narrow grated window so high in the wall that nothing could be seen from below, save the sky.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rock walls were lifeless and grey.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The rayless gloom was without relief, save what sparse light filtered through a narrow grated window so high in the wall that nothing could be seen from below, save the sky.
at the time that
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM SAN ANGELO Hidden away in some secret vault of the great honey-colored Mausoleum Tristan found himself when the men-at-arms had departed, and he had regained his full senses.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The rayless gloom was without relief, save what sparse light filtered through a narrow grated window so high in the wall that nothing could be seen from below, save the sky.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The rayless gloom was without relief, save what sparse light filtered through a narrow grated window so high in the wall that nothing could be seen from below, save the sky.
