used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The thought filled the man's soul and surrounded it as water fills and surrounds a ring fallen into the sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The thought filled the man's soul and surrounded it as water fills and surrounds a ring fallen into the sea.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The thought filled the man's soul and surrounded it as water fills and surrounds a ring fallen into the sea.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first, it caught him up to heaven, and then just as he saw the light, it flung him down to hell.
Barbara
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From this reading Barbara had loved him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Fool that he had been, never to see the truth under her reserve, while seeing would have meant standing by her, keeping her forever!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Fool that he had been, never to see the truth under her reserve, while seeing would have meant standing by her, keeping her forever!
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading At first, it caught him up to heaven, and then just as he saw the light, it flung him down to hell.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At first, it caught him up to heaven, and then just as he saw the light, it flung him down to hell.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The thought filled the man's soul and surrounded it as water fills and surrounds a ring fallen into the sea.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The thought filled the man's soul and surrounded it as water fills and surrounds a ring fallen into the sea.
fillsnounUS /fɪlz/
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading The thought filled the man's soul and surrounded it as water fills and surrounds a ring fallen into the sea.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first, it caught him up to heaven, and then just as he saw the light, it flung him down to hell.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading At first, it caught him up to heaven, and then just as he saw the light, it flung him down to hell.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Fool that he had been, never to see the truth under her reserve, while seeing would have meant standing by her, keeping her forever!
for a limitless time
From this reading Fool that he had been, never to see the truth under her reserve, while seeing would have meant standing by her, keeping her forever!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Barbara had loved him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Fool that he had been, never to see the truth under her reserve, while seeing would have meant standing by her, keeping her forever!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first, it caught him up to heaven, and then just as he saw the light, it flung him down to hell.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading At first, it caught him up to heaven, and then just as he saw the light, it flung him down to hell.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading At first, it caught him up to heaven, and then just as he saw the light, it flung him down to hell.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fool that he had been, never to see the truth under her reserve, while seeing would have meant standing by her, keeping her forever!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Barbara had loved him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was nothing in the world outside that thought.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The thought filled the man's soul and surrounded it as water fills and surrounds a ring fallen into the sea.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The thought filled the man's soul and surrounded it as water fills and surrounds a ring fallen into the sea.
and nothing more
From this reading At first, it caught him up to heaven, and then just as he saw the light, it flung him down to hell.
conformity or harmony
From this reading Fool that he had been, never to see the truth under her reserve, while seeing would have meant standing by her, keeping her forever!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading At first, it caught him up to heaven, and then just as he saw the light, it flung him down to hell.
held dear
From this reading Barbara had loved him.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The thought filled the man's soul and surrounded it as water fills and surrounds a ring fallen into the sea.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Fool that he had been, never to see the truth under her reserve, while seeing would have meant standing by her, keeping her forever!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Fool that he had been, never to see the truth under her reserve, while seeing would have meant standing by her, keeping her forever!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing in the world outside that thought.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading There was nothing in the world outside that thought.
reservenounUS /rɪˈzɜːrv/
formality and propriety of manner
From this reading Fool that he had been, never to see the truth under her reserve, while seeing would have meant standing by her, keeping her forever!
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The thought filled the man's soul and surrounded it as water fills and surrounds a ring fallen into the sea.
cut with a saw
From this reading At first, it caught him up to heaven, and then just as he saw the light, it flung him down to hell.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The thought filled the man's soul and surrounded it as water fills and surrounds a ring fallen into the sea.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Fool that he had been, never to see the truth under her reserve, while seeing would have meant standing by her, keeping her forever!
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Fool that he had been, never to see the truth under her reserve, while seeing would have meant standing by her, keeping her forever!
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The thought filled the man's soul and surrounded it as water fills and surrounds a ring fallen into the sea.
having a supporting base
From this reading Fool that he had been, never to see the truth under her reserve, while seeing would have meant standing by her, keeping her forever!
confined on all sides
From this reading The thought filled the man's soul and surrounded it as water fills and surrounds a ring fallen into the sea.
surroundsnounUS /sərˈaʊndz/
plural of “surround” — the area in which something exists or lives
From this reading The thought filled the man's soul and surrounded it as water fills and surrounds a ring fallen into the sea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was nothing in the world outside that thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The thought filled the man's soul and surrounded it as water fills and surrounds a ring fallen into the sea.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading At first, it caught him up to heaven, and then just as he saw the light, it flung him down to hell.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was nothing in the world outside that thought.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The thought filled the man's soul and surrounded it as water fills and surrounds a ring fallen into the sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At first, it caught him up to heaven, and then just as he saw the light, it flung him down to hell.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Fool that he had been, never to see the truth under her reserve, while seeing would have meant standing by her, keeping her forever!
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Fool that he had been, never to see the truth under her reserve, while seeing would have meant standing by her, keeping her forever!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At first, it caught him up to heaven, and then just as he saw the light, it flung him down to hell.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing in the world outside that thought.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The thought filled the man's soul and surrounded it as water fills and surrounds a ring fallen into the sea.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Fool that he had been, never to see the truth under her reserve, while seeing would have meant standing by her, keeping her forever!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading There was nothing in the world outside that thought.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Fool that he had been, never to see the truth under her reserve, while seeing would have meant standing by her, keeping her forever!
