used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As the horse disappeared in a cloud of eddying smoke, I attempted to rush after him, only to slip in the mire and roll over and over.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Here I was, with the fierce fire from the sugar-cane fields swirling about me, my horse and companions gone, left utterly alone, with the horrifying thought that each moment must be my last.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As the horse disappeared in a cloud of eddying smoke, I attempted to rush after him, only to slip in the mire and roll over and over.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Here I was, with the fierce fire from the sugar-cane fields swirling about me, my horse and companions gone, left utterly alone, with the horrifying thought that each moment must be my last.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My situation was truly an appalling one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here I was, with the fierce fire from the sugar-cane fields swirling about me, my horse and companions gone, left utterly alone, with the horrifying thought that each moment must be my last.
appallingnounUS /əˈpɔːlɪŋ/
an experience that appalls
From this reading My situation was truly an appalling one.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the horse disappeared in a cloud of eddying smoke, I attempted to rush after him, only to slip in the mire and roll over and over.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading As the horse disappeared in a cloud of eddying smoke, I attempted to rush after him, only to slip in the mire and roll over and over.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Here I was, with the fierce fire from the sugar-cane fields swirling about me, my horse and companions gone, left utterly alone, with the horrifying thought that each moment must be my last.
the act of burning something
From this reading When I scrambled up I was covered with mud from head to foot, and the live embers from the burning fields were coming down more thickly than ever.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading As the horse disappeared in a cloud of eddying smoke, I attempted to rush after him, only to slip in the mire and roll over and over.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading When I scrambled up I was covered with mud from head to foot, and the live embers from the burning fields were coming down more thickly than ever.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Here I was, with the fierce fire from the sugar-cane fields swirling about me, my horse and companions gone, left utterly alone, with the horrifying thought that each moment must be my last.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading When I scrambled up I was covered with mud from head to foot, and the live embers from the burning fields were coming down more thickly than ever.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading As the horse disappeared in a cloud of eddying smoke, I attempted to rush after him, only to slip in the mire and roll over and over.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When I scrambled up I was covered with mud from head to foot, and the live embers from the burning fields were coming down more thickly than ever.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Here I was, with the fierce fire from the sugar-cane fields swirling about me, my horse and companions gone, left utterly alone, with the horrifying thought that each moment must be my last.
eddying
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From this reading As the horse disappeared in a cloud of eddying smoke, I attempted to rush after him, only to slip in the mire and roll over and over.
embersnounUS /ˈembərz/
plural of “ember” — a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
From this reading When I scrambled up I was covered with mud from head to foot, and the live embers from the burning fields were coming down more thickly than ever.
ESCAPINGverbUS /ɪˈskeɪpɪŋ/
-ing form of “escape” — run away from confinement
From this reading ESCAPING THE FLAMES.
at any time
From this reading When I scrambled up I was covered with mud from head to foot, and the live embers from the burning fields were coming down more thickly than ever.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Here I was, with the fierce fire from the sugar-cane fields swirling about me, my horse and companions gone, left utterly alone, with the horrifying thought that each moment must be my last.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Here I was, with the fierce fire from the sugar-cane fields swirling about me, my horse and companions gone, left utterly alone, with the horrifying thought that each moment must be my last.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Here I was, with the fierce fire from the sugar-cane fields swirling about me, my horse and companions gone, left utterly alone, with the horrifying thought that each moment must be my last.
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading ESCAPING THE FLAMES.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading When I scrambled up I was covered with mud from head to foot, and the live embers from the burning fields were coming down more thickly than ever.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Here I was, with the fierce fire from the sugar-cane fields swirling about me, my horse and companions gone, left utterly alone, with the horrifying thought that each moment must be my last.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Here I was, with the fierce fire from the sugar-cane fields swirling about me, my horse and companions gone, left utterly alone, with the horrifying thought that each moment must be my last.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading When I scrambled up I was covered with mud from head to foot, and the live embers from the burning fields were coming down more thickly than ever.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here I was, with the fierce fire from the sugar-cane fields swirling about me, my horse and companions gone, left utterly alone, with the horrifying thought that each moment must be my last.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As the horse disappeared in a cloud of eddying smoke, I attempted to rush after him, only to slip in the mire and roll over and over.
horrifyingadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəfaɪɪŋ/
provoking horror
From this reading Here I was, with the fierce fire from the sugar-cane fields swirling about me, my horse and companions gone, left utterly alone, with the horrifying thought that each moment must be my last.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Here I was, with the fierce fire from the sugar-cane fields swirling about me, my horse and companions gone, left utterly alone, with the horrifying thought that each moment must be my last.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Here I was, with the fierce fire from the sugar-cane fields swirling about me, my horse and companions gone, left utterly alone, with the horrifying thought that each moment must be my last.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the horse disappeared in a cloud of eddying smoke, I attempted to rush after him, only to slip in the mire and roll over and over.
immediately past
From this reading Here I was, with the fierce fire from the sugar-cane fields swirling about me, my horse and companions gone, left utterly alone, with the horrifying thought that each moment must be my last.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Here I was, with the fierce fire from the sugar-cane fields swirling about me, my horse and companions gone, left utterly alone, with the horrifying thought that each moment must be my last.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading When I scrambled up I was covered with mud from head to foot, and the live embers from the burning fields were coming down more thickly than ever.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here I was, with the fierce fire from the sugar-cane fields swirling about me, my horse and companions gone, left utterly alone, with the horrifying thought that each moment must be my last.
mirenounUS /maɪr/
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
From this reading As the horse disappeared in a cloud of eddying smoke, I attempted to rush after him, only to slip in the mire and roll over and over.
a particular point in time
From this reading Here I was, with the fierce fire from the sugar-cane fields swirling about me, my horse and companions gone, left utterly alone, with the horrifying thought that each moment must be my last.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading When I scrambled up I was covered with mud from head to foot, and the live embers from the burning fields were coming down more thickly than ever.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading When I scrambled up I was covered with mud from head to foot, and the live embers from the burning fields were coming down more thickly than ever.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Here I was, with the fierce fire from the sugar-cane fields swirling about me, my horse and companions gone, left utterly alone, with the horrifying thought that each moment must be my last.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My situation was truly an appalling one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the horse disappeared in a cloud of eddying smoke, I attempted to rush after him, only to slip in the mire and roll over and over.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My situation was truly an appalling one.
and nothing more
From this reading As the horse disappeared in a cloud of eddying smoke, I attempted to rush after him, only to slip in the mire and roll over and over.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As the horse disappeared in a cloud of eddying smoke, I attempted to rush after him, only to slip in the mire and roll over and over.
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading As the horse disappeared in a cloud of eddying smoke, I attempted to rush after him, only to slip in the mire and roll over and over.
move hurridly
From this reading As the horse disappeared in a cloud of eddying smoke, I attempted to rush after him, only to slip in the mire and roll over and over.
scrambledadjectiveUS /ˈskræmbəld/
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading When I scrambled up I was covered with mud from head to foot, and the live embers from the burning fields were coming down more thickly than ever.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading My situation was truly an appalling one.
move stealthily
From this reading As the horse disappeared in a cloud of eddying smoke, I attempted to rush after him, only to slip in the mire and roll over and over.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading As the horse disappeared in a cloud of eddying smoke, I attempted to rush after him, only to slip in the mire and roll over and over.
sugar-cane
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here I was, with the fierce fire from the sugar-cane fields swirling about me, my horse and companions gone, left utterly alone, with the horrifying thought that each moment must be my last.
swirlingverbUS /ˈswɜːrlɪŋ/
-ing form of “swirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading Here I was, with the fierce fire from the sugar-cane fields swirling about me, my horse and companions gone, left utterly alone, with the horrifying thought that each moment must be my last.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When I scrambled up I was covered with mud from head to foot, and the live embers from the burning fields were coming down more thickly than ever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here I was, with the fierce fire from the sugar-cane fields swirling about me, my horse and companions gone, left utterly alone, with the horrifying thought that each moment must be my last.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ESCAPING THE FLAMES.
thicklyadverbUS /ˈθɪkli/
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading When I scrambled up I was covered with mud from head to foot, and the live embers from the burning fields were coming down more thickly than ever.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Here I was, with the fierce fire from the sugar-cane fields swirling about me, my horse and companions gone, left utterly alone, with the horrifying thought that each moment must be my last.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the horse disappeared in a cloud of eddying smoke, I attempted to rush after him, only to slip in the mire and roll over and over.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading My situation was truly an appalling one.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When I scrambled up I was covered with mud from head to foot, and the live embers from the burning fields were coming down more thickly than ever.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Here I was, with the fierce fire from the sugar-cane fields swirling about me, my horse and companions gone, left utterly alone, with the horrifying thought that each moment must be my last.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My situation was truly an appalling one.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When I scrambled up I was covered with mud from head to foot, and the live embers from the burning fields were coming down more thickly than ever.
at the time that
From this reading When I scrambled up I was covered with mud from head to foot, and the live embers from the burning fields were coming down more thickly than ever.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here I was, with the fierce fire from the sugar-cane fields swirling about me, my horse and companions gone, left utterly alone, with the horrifying thought that each moment must be my last.
