Chapter III

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There is a hotel, kept by two most delightful Norwegian brothers; there is a bathing-house, a minute landing-stage, and a sprinkling of little wooden cottages with red-tiled roofs.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

commonly used or practiced; usual

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

a feeling of delighted approval and liking

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

later than; following

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

(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 Balholm, the loveliest of all the places on the Sogne Fjord, is perhaps the quietest place on earth.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

a feeling of delight at being entertained

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

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

From this reading There is a hotel, kept by two most delightful Norwegian brothers; there is a bathing-house, a minute landing-stage, and a sprinkling of little wooden cottages with red-tiled roofs.

the condition of living or the state of being alive

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

move towards

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

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

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

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From this reading Balholm, the loveliest of all the places on the Sogne Fjord, is perhaps the quietest place on earth.

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From this reading There is a hotel, kept by two most delightful Norwegian brothers; there is a bathing-house, a minute landing-stage, and a sprinkling of little wooden cottages with red-tiled roofs.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

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From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

the two together, not just one

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading There is a hotel, kept by two most delightful Norwegian brothers; there is a bathing-house, a minute landing-stage, and a sprinkling of little wooden cottages with red-tiled roofs.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading There is a hotel, kept by two most delightful Norwegian brothers; there is a bathing-house, a minute landing-stage, and a sprinkling of little wooden cottages with red-tiled roofs.

plural of “carriage” — a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

plural of “cart” — a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

pleasing or delighting

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story

From this reading There is a hotel, kept by two most delightful Norwegian brothers; there is a bathing-house, a minute landing-stage, and a sprinkling of little wooden cottages with red-tiled roofs.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading There is a hotel, kept by two most delightful Norwegian brothers; there is a bathing-house, a minute landing-stage, and a sprinkling of little wooden cottages with red-tiled roofs.

covered with a layer of dust

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading Balholm, the loveliest of all the places on the Sogne Fjord, is perhaps the quietest place on earth.

past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

divisible by two

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

the state or fact of existing

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway

From this reading Balholm, the loveliest of all the places on the Sogne Fjord, is perhaps the quietest place on earth.

set up or found

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

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From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

go together

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading There is a hotel, kept by two most delightful Norwegian brothers; there is a bathing-house, a minute landing-stage, and a sprinkling of little wooden cottages with red-tiled roofs.

the quality of being humane

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

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

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

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

From this reading Balholm, the loveliest of all the places on the Sogne Fjord, is perhaps the quietest place on earth.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

become part of; become a member of a group or organization

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading There is a hotel, kept by two most delightful Norwegian brothers; there is a bathing-house, a minute landing-stage, and a sprinkling of little wooden cottages with red-tiled roofs.

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From this reading There is a hotel, kept by two most delightful Norwegian brothers; there is a bathing-house, a minute landing-stage, and a sprinkling of little wooden cottages with red-tiled roofs.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading There is a hotel, kept by two most delightful Norwegian brothers; there is a bathing-house, a minute landing-stage, and a sprinkling of little wooden cottages with red-tiled roofs.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

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From this reading Balholm, the loveliest of all the places on the Sogne Fjord, is perhaps the quietest place on earth.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

the force of workers available

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading There is a hotel, kept by two most delightful Norwegian brothers; there is a bathing-house, a minute landing-stage, and a sprinkling of little wooden cottages with red-tiled roofs.

United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

used to form the superlative

From this reading There is a hotel, kept by two most delightful Norwegian brothers; there is a bathing-house, a minute landing-stage, and a sprinkling of little wooden cottages with red-tiled roofs.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

not any; not one

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

a native or inhabitant of Norway

From this reading There is a hotel, kept by two most delightful Norwegian brothers; there is a bathing-house, a minute landing-stage, and a sprinkling of little wooden cottages with red-tiled roofs.

plural of “norwegian” — a native or inhabitant of Norway

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Balholm, the loveliest of all the places on the Sogne Fjord, is perhaps the quietest place on earth.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Balholm, the loveliest of all the places on the Sogne Fjord, is perhaps the quietest place on earth.

and nothing more

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

a judge of a probate court

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

by chance

From this reading Balholm, the loveliest of all the places on the Sogne Fjord, is perhaps the quietest place on earth.

a tart spicy quality

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Balholm, the loveliest of all the places on the Sogne Fjord, is perhaps the quietest place on earth.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Balholm, the loveliest of all the places on the Sogne Fjord, is perhaps the quietest place on earth.

participate in games or sport

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

not fanciful or imaginative

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

superlative of “quiet” — characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading Balholm, the loveliest of all the places on the Sogne Fjord, is perhaps the quietest place on earth.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

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From this reading There is a hotel, kept by two most delightful Norwegian brothers; there is a bathing-house, a minute landing-stage, and a sprinkling of little wooden cottages with red-tiled roofs.

the extended spatial location of something

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading There is a hotel, kept by two most delightful Norwegian brothers; there is a bathing-house, a minute landing-stage, and a sprinkling of little wooden cottages with red-tiled roofs.

make a low noise

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

gallery where works of art can be displayed

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

try to get or reach

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

deliver by singing

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

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From this reading Balholm, the loveliest of all the places on the Sogne Fjord, is perhaps the quietest place on earth.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

an example regarded as typical of its class

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly

From this reading There is a hotel, kept by two most delightful Norwegian brothers; there is a bathing-house, a minute landing-stage, and a sprinkling of little wooden cottages with red-tiled roofs.

in a strange manner

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

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

From this reading Balholm, the loveliest of all the places on the Sogne Fjord, is perhaps the quietest place on earth.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is a hotel, kept by two most delightful Norwegian brothers; there is a bathing-house, a minute landing-stage, and a sprinkling of little wooden cottages with red-tiled roofs.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

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

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

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

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

with truth

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading There is a hotel, kept by two most delightful Norwegian brothers; there is a bathing-house, a minute landing-stage, and a sprinkling of little wooden cottages with red-tiled roofs.

marked by dissimilarity

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

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

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

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 only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

delayed or shut in by bad weather

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

(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 There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

during the time that

From this reading Even so limp a specimen of humanity as Cyril Morgan found that, after all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while Blanche said, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life.

which person or people

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading There was to her a charming piquancy about both place and people; and although she was well accustomed to love and admiration, she found that Frithiof was altogether unlike the men she had hitherto met in society; there was about him something strangely fresh—he seemed to harmonize well with the place, and he made all the other men of whom she could think seem ordinary and prosaic.

in the company of; together with

From this reading There is a hotel, kept by two most delightful Norwegian brothers; there is a bathing-house, a minute landing-stage, and a sprinkling of little wooden cottages with red-tiled roofs.

made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

From this reading There is a hotel, kept by two most delightful Norwegian brothers; there is a bathing-house, a minute landing-stage, and a sprinkling of little wooden cottages with red-tiled roofs.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.

vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

From this reading The only approach is by water; no dusty high-road is to be found, no carts and carriages rumble past; if you want rest and quiet, you have only to seek it on the mountains or by the shore; if you want amusement, you have only to join the merry Norwegians in the _salon_, who are always ready to sing or to play, to dance or to talk, or, if weather-bound, to play games with the zest and animation of children.