used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For when at length I came to a confused awareness of myself, the scene had changed alarmingly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The fog must still have been about me; but all that met my eyes was a black blank, an opaqueness so absolute that for the moment I imagined I had lost my sight.
perfect or complete or pure
From this reading The fog must still have been about me; but all that met my eyes was a black blank, an opaqueness so absolute that for the moment I imagined I had lost my sight.
alarminglyadverbUS /əˈlɑːrmɪŋli/
in an alarming manner
From this reading For when at length I came to a confused awareness of myself, the scene had changed alarmingly.
(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 The fog must still have been about me; but all that met my eyes was a black blank, an opaqueness so absolute that for the moment I imagined I had lost my sight.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The fog must still have been about me; but all that met my eyes was a black blank, an opaqueness so absolute that for the moment I imagined I had lost my sight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a minute before I dimly recollected what had happened, and knew that I was somewhere on the mountainside, and that it was now night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For when at length I came to a confused awareness of myself, the scene had changed alarmingly.
awarenessnounUS /əˈwernəs/
having knowledge of
From this reading For when at length I came to a confused awareness of myself, the scene had changed alarmingly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The fog must still have been about me; but all that met my eyes was a black blank, an opaqueness so absolute that for the moment I imagined I had lost my sight.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was a minute before I dimly recollected what had happened, and knew that I was somewhere on the mountainside, and that it was now night.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The fog must still have been about me; but all that met my eyes was a black blank, an opaqueness so absolute that for the moment I imagined I had lost my sight.
blankadjectiveUS /blæŋk/
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading The fog must still have been about me; but all that met my eyes was a black blank, an opaqueness so absolute that for the moment I imagined I had lost my sight.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The fog must still have been about me; but all that met my eyes was a black blank, an opaqueness so absolute that for the moment I imagined I had lost my sight.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For when at length I came to a confused awareness of myself, the scene had changed alarmingly.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading For when at length I came to a confused awareness of myself, the scene had changed alarmingly.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading For when at length I came to a confused awareness of myself, the scene had changed alarmingly.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading _THE VERGE OF THE PRECIPICE_ Hours must have passed while I lay without movement or consciousness.
dimlyadverbUS /ˈdɪmli/
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading It was a minute before I dimly recollected what had happened, and knew that I was somewhere on the mountainside, and that it was now night.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The fog must still have been about me; but all that met my eyes was a black blank, an opaqueness so absolute that for the moment I imagined I had lost my sight.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading The fog must still have been about me; but all that met my eyes was a black blank, an opaqueness so absolute that for the moment I imagined I had lost my sight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For when at length I came to a confused awareness of myself, the scene had changed alarmingly.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading But it was long before I realized the full horror of my predicament.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For when at length I came to a confused awareness of myself, the scene had changed alarmingly.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It was a minute before I dimly recollected what had happened, and knew that I was somewhere on the mountainside, and that it was now night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _THE VERGE OF THE PRECIPICE_ Hours must have passed while I lay without movement or consciousness.
intense and profound fear
From this reading But it was long before I realized the full horror of my predicament.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading _THE VERGE OF THE PRECIPICE_ Hours must have passed while I lay without movement or consciousness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _THE VERGE OF THE PRECIPICE_ Hours must have passed while I lay without movement or consciousness.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading The fog must still have been about me; but all that met my eyes was a black blank, an opaqueness so absolute that for the moment I imagined I had lost my sight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a minute before I dimly recollected what had happened, and knew that I was somewhere on the mountainside, and that it was now night.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It was a minute before I dimly recollected what had happened, and knew that I was somewhere on the mountainside, and that it was now night.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _THE VERGE OF THE PRECIPICE_ Hours must have passed while I lay without movement or consciousness.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading For when at length I came to a confused awareness of myself, the scene had changed alarmingly.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading But it was long before I realized the full horror of my predicament.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading The fog must still have been about me; but all that met my eyes was a black blank, an opaqueness so absolute that for the moment I imagined I had lost my sight.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fog must still have been about me; but all that met my eyes was a black blank, an opaqueness so absolute that for the moment I imagined I had lost my sight.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The fog must still have been about me; but all that met my eyes was a black blank, an opaqueness so absolute that for the moment I imagined I had lost my sight.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading It was a minute before I dimly recollected what had happened, and knew that I was somewhere on the mountainside, and that it was now night.
a particular point in time
From this reading The fog must still have been about me; but all that met my eyes was a black blank, an opaqueness so absolute that for the moment I imagined I had lost my sight.
mountainsidenounUS /ˈmaʊntənsaɪd/
the side or slope of a mountain
From this reading It was a minute before I dimly recollected what had happened, and knew that I was somewhere on the mountainside, and that it was now night.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading _THE VERGE OF THE PRECIPICE_ Hours must have passed while I lay without movement or consciousness.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _THE VERGE OF THE PRECIPICE_ Hours must have passed while I lay without movement or consciousness.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The fog must still have been about me; but all that met my eyes was a black blank, an opaqueness so absolute that for the moment I imagined I had lost my sight.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading For when at length I came to a confused awareness of myself, the scene had changed alarmingly.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was a minute before I dimly recollected what had happened, and knew that I was somewhere on the mountainside, and that it was now night.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was a minute before I dimly recollected what had happened, and knew that I was somewhere on the mountainside, and that it was now night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _THE VERGE OF THE PRECIPICE_ Hours must have passed while I lay without movement or consciousness.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a minute before I dimly recollected what had happened, and knew that I was somewhere on the mountainside, and that it was now night.
opaquenessnoun
incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning
From this reading The fog must still have been about me; but all that met my eyes was a black blank, an opaqueness so absolute that for the moment I imagined I had lost my sight.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _THE VERGE OF THE PRECIPICE_ Hours must have passed while I lay without movement or consciousness.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading _THE VERGE OF THE PRECIPICE_ Hours must have passed while I lay without movement or consciousness.
PRECIPICEnounUS /ˈpresəpəs/
a very steep cliff
From this reading _THE VERGE OF THE PRECIPICE_ Hours must have passed while I lay without movement or consciousness.
predicamentnounUS /prɪˈdɪkəmənt/
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
From this reading But it was long before I realized the full horror of my predicament.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading But it was long before I realized the full horror of my predicament.
recollectedverbUS /ˌrekəˈlektɪd/
past form of “recollect” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading It was a minute before I dimly recollected what had happened, and knew that I was somewhere on the mountainside, and that it was now night.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading For when at length I came to a confused awareness of myself, the scene had changed alarmingly.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The fog must still have been about me; but all that met my eyes was a black blank, an opaqueness so absolute that for the moment I imagined I had lost my sight.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The fog must still have been about me; but all that met my eyes was a black blank, an opaqueness so absolute that for the moment I imagined I had lost my sight.
in or at or to some place
From this reading It was a minute before I dimly recollected what had happened, and knew that I was somewhere on the mountainside, and that it was now night.
not in physical motion
From this reading The fog must still have been about me; but all that met my eyes was a black blank, an opaqueness so absolute that for the moment I imagined I had lost my sight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fog must still have been about me; but all that met my eyes was a black blank, an opaqueness so absolute that for the moment I imagined I had lost my sight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE VERGE OF THE PRECIPICE_ Hours must have passed while I lay without movement or consciousness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For when at length I came to a confused awareness of myself, the scene had changed alarmingly.
VERGEnounUS /vɜːrdʒ/
a region marking a boundary
From this reading _THE VERGE OF THE PRECIPICE_ Hours must have passed while I lay without movement or consciousness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fog must still have been about me; but all that met my eyes was a black blank, an opaqueness so absolute that for the moment I imagined I had lost my sight.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was a minute before I dimly recollected what had happened, and knew that I was somewhere on the mountainside, and that it was now night.
at the time that
From this reading For when at length I came to a confused awareness of myself, the scene had changed alarmingly.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading _THE VERGE OF THE PRECIPICE_ Hours must have passed while I lay without movement or consciousness.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading _THE VERGE OF THE PRECIPICE_ Hours must have passed while I lay without movement or consciousness.
