45
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From this reading "Put out the candle, and I shall come but[45] the house among you like fire-balls; I shall let ye see me indeed."
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "Put out the candle, and I shall come but[45] the house among you like fire-balls; I shall let ye see me indeed."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert Campbell, in an ecstacy, "that I might see thee as well as I hear thee!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Put out the candle, and I shall come but[45] the house among you like fire-balls; I shall let ye see me indeed."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert Campbell, in an ecstacy, "that I might see thee as well as I hear thee!"
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading It was not my hand, it was my father's; my hand is more black in the loof."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Put out the candle, and I shall come but[45] the house among you like fire-balls; I shall let ye see me indeed."
CampbellnounUS /ˈkæmbəl/
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert Campbell, in an ecstacy, "that I might see thee as well as I hear thee!"
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading "Put out the candle, and I shall come but[45] the house among you like fire-balls; I shall let ye see me indeed."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Put out the candle, and I shall come but[45] the house among you like fire-balls; I shall let ye see me indeed."
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Says the devil, "Saw ye that?
ecstacy
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From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert Campbell, in an ecstacy, "that I might see thee as well as I hear thee!"
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It was not my hand, it was my father's; my hand is more black in the loof."
fire-balls
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From this reading "Put out the candle, and I shall come but[45] the house among you like fire-balls; I shall let ye see me indeed."
fouladjectiveUS /faʊl/
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading "Would ye see me?" says the foul thief.
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert Campbell, in an ecstacy, "that I might see thee as well as I hear thee!"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading It was not my hand, it was my father's; my hand is more black in the loof."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert Campbell, in an ecstacy, "that I might see thee as well as I hear thee!"
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Put out the candle, and I shall come but[45] the house among you like fire-balls; I shall let ye see me indeed."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert Campbell, in an ecstacy, "that I might see thee as well as I hear thee!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was not my hand, it was my father's; my hand is more black in the loof."
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Put out the candle, and I shall come but[45] the house among you like fire-balls; I shall let ye see me indeed."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not my hand, it was my father's; my hand is more black in the loof."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not my hand, it was my father's; my hand is more black in the loof."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Put out the candle, and I shall come but[45] the house among you like fire-balls; I shall let ye see me indeed."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Put out the candle, and I shall come but[45] the house among you like fire-balls; I shall let ye see me indeed."
loof
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From this reading It was not my hand, it was my father's; my hand is more black in the loof."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Would ye see me?" says the foul thief.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert Campbell, in an ecstacy, "that I might see thee as well as I hear thee!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was not my hand, it was my father's; my hand is more black in the loof."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was not my hand, it was my father's; my hand is more black in the loof."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not my hand, it was my father's; my hand is more black in the loof."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert Campbell, in an ecstacy, "that I might see thee as well as I hear thee!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Put out the candle, and I shall come but[45] the house among you like fire-balls; I shall let ye see me indeed."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Put out the candle, and I shall come but[45] the house among you like fire-balls; I shall let ye see me indeed."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert Campbell, in an ecstacy, "that I might see thee as well as I hear thee!"
cut with a saw
From this reading Says the devil, "Saw ye that?
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Says the devil, "Saw ye that?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert Campbell, in an ecstacy, "that I might see thee as well as I hear thee!"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Put out the candle, and I shall come but[45] the house among you like fire-balls; I shall let ye see me indeed."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Says the devil, "Saw ye that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Says the devil, "Saw ye that?
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert Campbell, in an ecstacy, "that I might see thee as well as I hear thee!"
thiefnounUS /θiːf/
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading "Would ye see me?" says the foul thief.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not my hand, it was my father's; my hand is more black in the loof."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Oh!" said Gilbert Campbell, in an ecstacy, "that I might see thee as well as I hear thee!"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would ye see me?" says the foul thief.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Says the devil, "Saw ye that?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Put out the candle, and I shall come but[45] the house among you like fire-balls; I shall let ye see me indeed."
