Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

(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 Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

in addition

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

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

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

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

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

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

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

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

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

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

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading DOWN AT OUTLEDGE.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

have

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

deposited or arranged in horizontal layers

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

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

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

confined by bonds

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

greatly pleased

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

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

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

plural of “dimension” — the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

separated into parts or pieces

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

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

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

increase twofold

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading DOWN AT OUTLEDGE.

plural of “dwelling” — housing that someone is living in

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

being one more than seven

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

divisible by two

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

with expression; in an expressive manner

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

the point or degree to which something extends

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

house for a farmer and family

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

any material that fills a space or container

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

willing to give and share unstintingly

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

possessive form of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

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

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

feeling or showing gratitude

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

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

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

a small number or amount

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

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

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

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

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

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

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

third-person singular of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

in such a manner as could not be otherwise

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

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

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

and nothing more

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

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

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

plural of “location” — a point or extent in space

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

come together

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

used of animals that move seasonally

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

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

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

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

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

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

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

keep busy with

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

not divisible by two

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

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

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

and nothing more

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

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

From this reading DOWN AT OUTLEDGE.

inflected form of “outrun” — run faster than

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

lacking pathways

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

by chance

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

plural of “pioneer” — someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

a small lake

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

the people who inhabit a territory or state

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

done with very great haste and without due deliberation

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

more desirable than another

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

a long narrow natural elevation or striation

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

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

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

the act of searching for something

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

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

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

in or at or to some place

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

not in physical motion

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

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

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

rise and move, as in waves or billows

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

carry out

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

express in words

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

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

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

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

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

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

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

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

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

of or relating to a legal title to something

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

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

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

in the direction of

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

an administrative division of a county

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

having or denoting a high range

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

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

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

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

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading The wing was clapped on by its middle; rushing out at the front toward the road to meet the summer tide of travel as it should surge by, and hold up to it, arrestively, its titular sign-board; the other half as expressively making its bee-line toward the river and the mountain view at back,--just as each fresh arrival, seeking out the preferable rooms, inevitably did.

migratory

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

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

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

in or at the place that

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

plural of “wild” — a wild primitive state untouched by civilization

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

From this reading An old two-story farmhouse, with four plain rooms of generous dimensions on each floor, in which the first delighted summer party had divided itself, glad and grateful to occupy them double and even treble bedded, had become the "hotel," with a name up across the gable of the new wing,--"Giant's Cairn House,"--and the eight original rooms made into fourteen.

in the company of; together with

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.

a late time of life

From this reading An odd corner of a great township such as they measure off in these wilds; where they take in, with some eligible "locations" of intervale land, miles also of pathless forest where the bear and the moose are wandering still, a pond, perhaps, filling up a basin of acres and acres in extent, and a good-sized mountain or two, thrown in to keep off the north wind; a corner cut off, as its name indicates, by the outrunning of a precipitous ridge of granite, round which a handful of population had crept and built itself a group of dwellings,--this was the spot discovered and seized to themselves some four or five years since by certain migratory pioneers of fashion.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Among the mountains, somewhere between the Androscoggin and the Saco,--I don't feel bound to tell you precisely where, and I have only a story-teller's word to give you for it at all,--lies the little neighborhood of Outledge.