Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

later than; following

From this reading Wonderful enough did all this seem to me after thousands of miles of rude scenery of bare valleys and rocky hills, wild landscapes, seen often through cold and blinding storms amid peaks and gorges, or on the drear, forbidding Plains.

(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 Wonderful enough did all this seem to me after thousands of miles of rude scenery of bare valleys and rocky hills, wild landscapes, seen often through cold and blinding storms amid peaks and gorges, or on the drear, forbidding Plains.

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading Wonderful enough did all this seem to me after thousands of miles of rude scenery of bare valleys and rocky hills, wild landscapes, seen often through cold and blinding storms amid peaks and gorges, or on the drear, forbidding Plains.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading In the wide avenues the straggling trees were doing their best to dignify the city, and flowers were blooming everywhere.

plural of “avenue” — a line of approach

From this reading In the wide avenues the straggling trees were doing their best to dignify the city, and flowers were blooming everywhere.

causing inconvenience

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completely unclothed

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the supreme effort one can make

From this reading In the wide avenues the straggling trees were doing their best to dignify the city, and flowers were blooming everywhere.

shining intensely

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the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading In the wide avenues the straggling trees were doing their best to dignify the city, and flowers were blooming everywhere.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading In the wide avenues the straggling trees were doing their best to dignify the city, and flowers were blooming everywhere.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading Wonderful enough did all this seem to me after thousands of miles of rude scenery of bare valleys and rocky hills, wild landscapes, seen often through cold and blinding storms amid peaks and gorges, or on the drear, forbidding Plains.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

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confer dignity or honor upon

From this reading In the wide avenues the straggling trees were doing their best to dignify the city, and flowers were blooming everywhere.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading In the wide avenues the straggling trees were doing their best to dignify the city, and flowers were blooming everywhere.

causing dejection

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an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

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to or in any or all places

From this reading In the wide avenues the straggling trees were doing their best to dignify the city, and flowers were blooming everywhere.

mat together and make felt-like

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plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading In the wide avenues the straggling trees were doing their best to dignify the city, and flowers were blooming everywhere.

harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

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plural of “gorge” — a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)

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consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

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plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

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From this reading THE PAYMENT What man seeks in love is woman; what woman seeks in man is love.--_Houssaye_.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading When I reached Washington it was indeed spring, warm, sweet spring.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE PAYMENT What man seeks in love is woman; what woman seeks in man is love.--_Houssaye_.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading When I reached Washington it was indeed spring, warm, sweet spring.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE PAYMENT What man seeks in love is woman; what woman seeks in man is love.--_Houssaye_.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When I reached Washington it was indeed spring, warm, sweet spring.

plural of “landscape” — an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view

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being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

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a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading THE PAYMENT What man seeks in love is woman; what woman seeks in man is love.--_Houssaye_.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading THE PAYMENT What man seeks in love is woman; what woman seeks in man is love.--_Houssaye_.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Wonderful enough did all this seem to me after thousands of miles of rude scenery of bare valleys and rocky hills, wild landscapes, seen often through cold and blinding storms amid peaks and gorges, or on the drear, forbidding Plains.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading Wonderful enough did all this seem to me after thousands of miles of rude scenery of bare valleys and rocky hills, wild landscapes, seen often through cold and blinding storms amid peaks and gorges, or on the drear, forbidding Plains.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Used more, of late, to these wilder scenes, I felt awkward and still half savage.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Wonderful enough did all this seem to me after thousands of miles of rude scenery of bare valleys and rocky hills, wild landscapes, seen often through cold and blinding storms amid peaks and gorges, or on the drear, forbidding Plains.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Wonderful enough did all this seem to me after thousands of miles of rude scenery of bare valleys and rocky hills, wild landscapes, seen often through cold and blinding storms amid peaks and gorges, or on the drear, forbidding Plains.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Wonderful enough did all this seem to me after thousands of miles of rude scenery of bare valleys and rocky hills, wild landscapes, seen often through cold and blinding storms amid peaks and gorges, or on the drear, forbidding Plains.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Wonderful enough did all this seem to me after thousands of miles of rude scenery of bare valleys and rocky hills, wild landscapes, seen often through cold and blinding storms amid peaks and gorges, or on the drear, forbidding Plains.

a sum of money paid or a claim discharged

From this reading THE PAYMENT What man seeks in love is woman; what woman seeks in man is love.--_Houssaye_.

plural of “peak” — the most extreme possible amount or value

From this reading Wonderful enough did all this seem to me after thousands of miles of rude scenery of bare valleys and rocky hills, wild landscapes, seen often through cold and blinding storms amid peaks and gorges, or on the drear, forbidding Plains.

plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land

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past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading When I reached Washington it was indeed spring, warm, sweet spring.

abounding in rocks or stones

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socially incorrect in behavior

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(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

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the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale

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plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

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plural of “seek” — the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk

From this reading THE PAYMENT What man seeks in love is woman; what woman seeks in man is love.--_Houssaye_.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Wonderful enough did all this seem to me after thousands of miles of rude scenery of bare valleys and rocky hills, wild landscapes, seen often through cold and blinding storms amid peaks and gorges, or on the drear, forbidding Plains.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

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the season of growth

From this reading When I reached Washington it was indeed spring, warm, sweet spring.

not in physical motion

From this reading Used more, of late, to these wilder scenes, I felt awkward and still half savage.

plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning

From this reading Wonderful enough did all this seem to me after thousands of miles of rude scenery of bare valleys and rocky hills, wild landscapes, seen often through cold and blinding storms amid peaks and gorges, or on the drear, forbidding Plains.

spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly

From this reading In the wide avenues the straggling trees were doing their best to dignify the city, and flowers were blooming everywhere.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading When I reached Washington it was indeed spring, warm, sweet spring.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE PAYMENT What man seeks in love is woman; what woman seeks in man is love.--_Houssaye_.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading In the wide avenues the straggling trees were doing their best to dignify the city, and flowers were blooming everywhere.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Used more, of late, to these wilder scenes, I felt awkward and still half savage.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Wonderful enough did all this seem to me after thousands of miles of rude scenery of bare valleys and rocky hills, wild landscapes, seen often through cold and blinding storms amid peaks and gorges, or on the drear, forbidding Plains.

plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading Wonderful enough did all this seem to me after thousands of miles of rude scenery of bare valleys and rocky hills, wild landscapes, seen often through cold and blinding storms amid peaks and gorges, or on the drear, forbidding Plains.

from one end or side of something to the other

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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In the wide avenues the straggling trees were doing their best to dignify the city, and flowers were blooming everywhere.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading In the wide avenues the straggling trees were doing their best to dignify the city, and flowers were blooming everywhere.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading Used more, of late, to these wilder scenes, I felt awkward and still half savage.

plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading Wonderful enough did all this seem to me after thousands of miles of rude scenery of bare valleys and rocky hills, wild landscapes, seen often through cold and blinding storms amid peaks and gorges, or on the drear, forbidding Plains.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading When I reached Washington it was indeed spring, warm, sweet spring.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading When I reached Washington it was indeed spring, warm, sweet spring.

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading When I reached Washington it was indeed spring, warm, sweet spring.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading In the wide avenues the straggling trees were doing their best to dignify the city, and flowers were blooming everywhere.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading THE PAYMENT What man seeks in love is woman; what woman seeks in man is love.--_Houssaye_.

at the time that

From this reading When I reached Washington it was indeed spring, warm, sweet spring.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading In the wide avenues the straggling trees were doing their best to dignify the city, and flowers were blooming everywhere.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Wonderful enough did all this seem to me after thousands of miles of rude scenery of bare valleys and rocky hills, wild landscapes, seen often through cold and blinding storms amid peaks and gorges, or on the drear, forbidding Plains.

United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)

From this reading Used more, of late, to these wilder scenes, I felt awkward and still half savage.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading THE PAYMENT What man seeks in love is woman; what woman seeks in man is love.--_Houssaye_.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading Wonderful enough did all this seem to me after thousands of miles of rude scenery of bare valleys and rocky hills, wild landscapes, seen often through cold and blinding storms amid peaks and gorges, or on the drear, forbidding Plains.