Chapter V

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

From this reading Revere, muffled in a long cloak, sat in the stern of the small boat and glanced now at his two companions--Thomas Richardson and Joshua Bentley--and now at the British man-of-war, _Somerset_, only a few rods off.

at or in the front

From this reading The night seemed all black and silver--black shadows ahead where the town of Charlestown lay, black shadows behind that shrouded the wharfs and shipyards of the North End, and silver shimmering splashes on the uneasy water and on the sleek spars of the _Somerset_.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

(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 night seemed all black and silver--black shadows ahead where the town of Charlestown lay, black shadows behind that shrouded the wharfs and shipyards of the North End, and silver shimmering splashes on the uneasy water and on the sleek spars of the _Somerset_.

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

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

in a state of sleep

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Revere, muffled in a long cloak, sat in the stern of the small boat and glanced now at his two companions--Thomas Richardson and Joshua Bentley--and now at the British man-of-war, _Somerset_, only a few rods off.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading The night seemed all black and silver--black shadows ahead where the town of Charlestown lay, black shadows behind that shrouded the wharfs and shipyards of the North End, and silver shimmering splashes on the uneasy water and on the sleek spars of the _Somerset_.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

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From this reading Revere, muffled in a long cloak, sat in the stern of the small boat and glanced now at his two companions--Thomas Richardson and Joshua Bentley--and now at the British man-of-war, _Somerset_, only a few rods off.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading The night seemed all black and silver--black shadows ahead where the town of Charlestown lay, black shadows behind that shrouded the wharfs and shipyards of the North End, and silver shimmering splashes on the uneasy water and on the sleek spars of the _Somerset_.

inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Revere, muffled in a long cloak, sat in the stern of the small boat and glanced now at his two companions--Thomas Richardson and Joshua Bentley--and now at the British man-of-war, _Somerset_, only a few rods off.

the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

the people of Great Britain

From this reading Revere, muffled in a long cloak, sat in the stern of the small boat and glanced now at his two companions--Thomas Richardson and Joshua Bentley--and now at the British man-of-war, _Somerset_, only a few rods off.

as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

a former town and present-day neighborhood of Boston; settled in 1629

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

anything that covers or conceals

From this reading Revere, muffled in a long cloak, sat in the stern of the small boat and glanced now at his two companions--Thomas Richardson and Joshua Bentley--and now at the British man-of-war, _Somerset_, only a few rods off.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading Revere, muffled in a long cloak, sat in the stern of the small boat and glanced now at his two companions--Thomas Richardson and Joshua Bentley--and now at the British man-of-war, _Somerset_, only a few rods off.

capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

slightly wet

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading The night seemed all black and silver--black shadows ahead where the town of Charlestown lay, black shadows behind that shrouded the wharfs and shipyards of the North End, and silver shimmering splashes on the uneasy water and on the sleek spars of the _Somerset_.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Revere, muffled in a long cloak, sat in the stern of the small boat and glanced now at his two companions--Thomas Richardson and Joshua Bentley--and now at the British man-of-war, _Somerset_, only a few rods off.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading The tide was at young flood, and the moon was rising.

pleasant-smelling

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading Revere, muffled in a long cloak, sat in the stern of the small boat and glanced now at his two companions--Thomas Richardson and Joshua Bentley--and now at the British man-of-war, _Somerset_, only a few rods off.

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From this reading It was then near half-past ten o’clock.

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

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

possessive form of “hudson” — a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

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

From this reading Revere, muffled in a long cloak, sat in the stern of the small boat and glanced now at his two companions--Thomas Richardson and Joshua Bentley--and now at the British man-of-war, _Somerset_, only a few rods off.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was then near half-past ten o’clock.

(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho

From this reading Revere, muffled in a long cloak, sat in the stern of the small boat and glanced now at his two companions--Thomas Richardson and Joshua Bentley--and now at the British man-of-war, _Somerset_, only a few rods off.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The night seemed all black and silver--black shadows ahead where the town of Charlestown lay, black shadows behind that shrouded the wharfs and shipyards of the North End, and silver shimmering splashes on the uneasy water and on the sleek spars of the _Somerset_.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Revere, muffled in a long cloak, sat in the stern of the small boat and glanced now at his two companions--Thomas Richardson and Joshua Bentley--and now at the British man-of-war, _Somerset_, only a few rods off.

a warship intended for combat

From this reading Revere, muffled in a long cloak, sat in the stern of the small boat and glanced now at his two companions--Thomas Richardson and Joshua Bentley--and now at the British man-of-war, _Somerset_, only a few rods off.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading The tide was at young flood, and the moon was rising.

being or made softer or less loud or clear

From this reading Revere, muffled in a long cloak, sat in the stern of the small boat and glanced now at his two companions--Thomas Richardson and Joshua Bentley--and now at the British man-of-war, _Somerset_, only a few rods off.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading It was then near half-past ten o’clock.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading The night seemed all black and silver--black shadows ahead where the town of Charlestown lay, black shadows behind that shrouded the wharfs and shipyards of the North End, and silver shimmering splashes on the uneasy water and on the sleek spars of the _Somerset_.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The night seemed all black and silver--black shadows ahead where the town of Charlestown lay, black shadows behind that shrouded the wharfs and shipyards of the North End, and silver shimmering splashes on the uneasy water and on the sleek spars of the _Somerset_.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Revere, muffled in a long cloak, sat in the stern of the small boat and glanced now at his two companions--Thomas Richardson and Joshua Bentley--and now at the British man-of-war, _Somerset_, only a few rods off.

according to the clock

From this reading It was then near half-past ten o’clock.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Revere, muffled in a long cloak, sat in the stern of the small boat and glanced now at his two companions--Thomas Richardson and Joshua Bentley--and now at the British man-of-war, _Somerset_, only a few rods off.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The night seemed all black and silver--black shadows ahead where the town of Charlestown lay, black shadows behind that shrouded the wharfs and shipyards of the North End, and silver shimmering splashes on the uneasy water and on the sleek spars of the _Somerset_.

and nothing more

From this reading Revere, muffled in a long cloak, sat in the stern of the small boat and glanced now at his two companions--Thomas Richardson and Joshua Bentley--and now at the British man-of-war, _Somerset_, only a few rods off.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

above and across; more than

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

United States feminist (1885-1977)

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

plural of “regular” — a regular patron

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

United States architect (1838-1886)

From this reading Revere, muffled in a long cloak, sat in the stern of the small boat and glanced now at his two companions--Thomas Richardson and Joshua Bentley--and now at the British man-of-war, _Somerset_, only a few rods off.

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

From this reading The tide was at young flood, and the moon was rising.

plural of “rod” — a long thin implement made of metal or wood

From this reading Revere, muffled in a long cloak, sat in the stern of the small boat and glanced now at his two companions--Thomas Richardson and Joshua Bentley--and now at the British man-of-war, _Somerset_, only a few rods off.

uttered with a trill

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

past form of “row” — propel with oars

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Revere, muffled in a long cloak, sat in the stern of the small boat and glanced now at his two companions--Thomas Richardson and Joshua Bentley--and now at the British man-of-war, _Somerset_, only a few rods off.

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

From this reading The night seemed all black and silver--black shadows ahead where the town of Charlestown lay, black shadows behind that shrouded the wharfs and shipyards of the North End, and silver shimmering splashes on the uneasy water and on the sleek spars of the _Somerset_.

plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries

From this reading The night seemed all black and silver--black shadows ahead where the town of Charlestown lay, black shadows behind that shrouded the wharfs and shipyards of the North End, and silver shimmering splashes on the uneasy water and on the sleek spars of the _Somerset_.

-ing form of “shimmer” — shine with a weak or fitful light

From this reading The night seemed all black and silver--black shadows ahead where the town of Charlestown lay, black shadows behind that shrouded the wharfs and shipyards of the North End, and silver shimmering splashes on the uneasy water and on the sleek spars of the _Somerset_.

plural of “shipyard” — a workplace where ships are built or repaired

From this reading The night seemed all black and silver--black shadows ahead where the town of Charlestown lay, black shadows behind that shrouded the wharfs and shipyards of the North End, and silver shimmering splashes on the uneasy water and on the sleek spars of the _Somerset_.

past form of “shroud” — cover as if with a shroud

From this reading The night seemed all black and silver--black shadows ahead where the town of Charlestown lay, black shadows behind that shrouded the wharfs and shipyards of the North End, and silver shimmering splashes on the uneasy water and on the sleek spars of the _Somerset_.

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 The night seemed all black and silver--black shadows ahead where the town of Charlestown lay, black shadows behind that shrouded the wharfs and shipyards of the North End, and silver shimmering splashes on the uneasy water and on the sleek spars of the _Somerset_.

well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed

From this reading The night seemed all black and silver--black shadows ahead where the town of Charlestown lay, black shadows behind that shrouded the wharfs and shipyards of the North End, and silver shimmering splashes on the uneasy water and on the sleek spars of the _Somerset_.

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

From this reading Revere, muffled in a long cloak, sat in the stern of the small boat and glanced now at his two companions--Thomas Richardson and Joshua Bentley--and now at the British man-of-war, _Somerset_, only a few rods off.

a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel

From this reading Revere, muffled in a long cloak, sat in the stern of the small boat and glanced now at his two companions--Thomas Richardson and Joshua Bentley--and now at the British man-of-war, _Somerset_, only a few rods off.

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From this reading The night seemed all black and silver--black shadows ahead where the town of Charlestown lay, black shadows behind that shrouded the wharfs and shipyards of the North End, and silver shimmering splashes on the uneasy water and on the sleek spars of the _Somerset_.

plural of “splash” — the sound like water splashing

From this reading The night seemed all black and silver--black shadows ahead where the town of Charlestown lay, black shadows behind that shrouded the wharfs and shipyards of the North End, and silver shimmering splashes on the uneasy water and on the sleek spars of the _Somerset_.

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect

From this reading Revere, muffled in a long cloak, sat in the stern of the small boat and glanced now at his two companions--Thomas Richardson and Joshua Bentley--and now at the British man-of-war, _Somerset_, only a few rods off.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading It was then near half-past ten o’clock.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

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

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading It was then near half-past ten o’clock.

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading Revere, muffled in a long cloak, sat in the stern of the small boat and glanced now at his two companions--Thomas Richardson and Joshua Bentley--and now at the British man-of-war, _Somerset_, only a few rods off.

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading The tide was at young flood, and the moon was rising.

in the direction of

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading The night seemed all black and silver--black shadows ahead where the town of Charlestown lay, black shadows behind that shrouded the wharfs and shipyards of the North End, and silver shimmering splashes on the uneasy water and on the sleek spars of the _Somerset_.

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

From this reading Revere, muffled in a long cloak, sat in the stern of the small boat and glanced now at his two companions--Thomas Richardson and Joshua Bentley--and now at the British man-of-war, _Somerset_, only a few rods off.

lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance

From this reading The night seemed all black and silver--black shadows ahead where the town of Charlestown lay, black shadows behind that shrouded the wharfs and shipyards of the North End, and silver shimmering splashes on the uneasy water and on the sleek spars of the _Somerset_.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

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

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

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 night seemed all black and silver--black shadows ahead where the town of Charlestown lay, black shadows behind that shrouded the wharfs and shipyards of the North End, and silver shimmering splashes on the uneasy water and on the sleek spars of the _Somerset_.

plural of “wharf” — a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

From this reading The night seemed all black and silver--black shadows ahead where the town of Charlestown lay, black shadows behind that shrouded the wharfs and shipyards of the North End, and silver shimmering splashes on the uneasy water and on the sleek spars of the _Somerset_.

in or at the place that

From this reading The night seemed all black and silver--black shadows ahead where the town of Charlestown lay, black shadows behind that shrouded the wharfs and shipyards of the North End, and silver shimmering splashes on the uneasy water and on the sleek spars of the _Somerset_.

during the time that

From this reading THE REGULARS COME OUT While Don was asleep, breathing the damp, fragrant air that blew over the rolling hills and fields round Concord, his friend, Paul Revere, was being rowed cautiously from the vicinity of Hudson’s Point toward Charlestown.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading The tide was at young flood, and the moon was rising.