used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
(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 people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading This had become something of a habit with him.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
lacking funds
From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
cleftnounUS /kleft/
a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
Coupée
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From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
crispadjectiveUS /krɪsp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
cuttingnounUS /ˈkʌtɪŋ/
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
enjoyingverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
fascinatingadjectiveUS /ˈfæsəneɪtɪŋ/
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
floodedadjectiveUS /ˈflʌdəd/
covered with water
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
foamnounUS /foʊm/
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
frostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
Gard
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From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
gulfnounUS /ɡʌlf/
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
an established custom
From this reading This had become something of a habit with him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This had become something of a habit with him.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This had become something of a habit with him.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
and nothing more
From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
immediately past
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
a course of conduct
From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
Plaisance
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From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
protectingadjectiveUS /prəˈtektɪŋ/
shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort
From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
sauntered
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From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
securelyadverbUS /sɪˈkjʊrli/
in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger
From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
shimmeringverbUS /ˈʃɪmərɪŋ/
-ing form of “shimmer” — shine with a weak or fitful light
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading This had become something of a habit with him.
be standing; be upright
From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This had become something of a habit with him.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
tireverbUS /ˈtaɪər/
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
in the direction of
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
waververbUS /ˈweɪvər/
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NARROW WAY One dark night Gard sauntered down the cutting towards the Coupée, enjoying a last pipe before turning in.
at the time that
From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
in or at the place that
From this reading And to stand securely in that deep cleft, just where the protecting walls broke off short and left the narrow path to waver on into the darkness, was always fascinating to him.
a Caucasian
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This had become something of a habit with him.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The people of Plaisance, hard at work all day in the fields, went early to bed and left him to follow when he pleased.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When the moon flooded the gulf on the left with shimmering silver, and the waves broke along the black rocks below in crisp white foam like silver frost, he would stand by the hour there and never tire of it.
