Chapter XV

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The traffic set all the other way!

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

in addition

From this reading Perhaps that poor, impoverished land thought there was naught to guard from ingress, also that nothing would be brought from Spain to them.

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

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

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

From this reading And, as good fortune would have it, there was on this, the Portuguese side, no _guarda frontéra_ whatever.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

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

From this reading Perhaps that poor, impoverished land thought there was naught to guard from ingress, also that nothing would be brought from Spain to them.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Perhaps that poor, impoverished land thought there was naught to guard from ingress, also that nothing would be brought from Spain to them.

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

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

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

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

separated into parts or pieces

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

cause to move by pulling

From this reading "DRAW SWORDS!"

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading And, as good fortune would have it, there was on this, the Portuguese side, no _guarda frontéra_ whatever.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

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From this reading And, as good fortune would have it, there was on this, the Portuguese side, no _guarda frontéra_ whatever.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading And, as good fortune would have it, there was on this, the Portuguese side, no _guarda frontéra_ whatever.

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading Perhaps that poor, impoverished land thought there was naught to guard from ingress, also that nothing would be brought from Spain to them.

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From this reading And, as good fortune would have it, there was on this, the Portuguese side, no _guarda frontéra_ whatever.

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

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading And, as good fortune would have it, there was on this, the Portuguese side, no _guarda frontéra_ whatever.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

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

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

Reduced to poverty; having very little money or resources.

From this reading Perhaps that poor, impoverished land thought there was naught to guard from ingress, also that nothing would be brought from Spain to them.

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

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

(astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse

From this reading Perhaps that poor, impoverished land thought there was naught to guard from ingress, also that nothing would be brought from Spain to them.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And, as good fortune would have it, there was on this, the Portuguese side, no _guarda frontéra_ whatever.

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

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Perhaps that poor, impoverished land thought there was naught to guard from ingress, also that nothing would be brought from Spain to them.

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From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

a quantity of no importance

From this reading Perhaps that poor, impoverished land thought there was naught to guard from ingress, also that nothing would be brought from Spain to them.

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

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

not any; not one

From this reading And, as good fortune would have it, there was on this, the Portuguese side, no _guarda frontéra_ whatever.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Perhaps that poor, impoverished land thought there was naught to guard from ingress, also that nothing would be brought from Spain to them.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The traffic set all the other way!

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

by chance

From this reading Perhaps that poor, impoverished land thought there was naught to guard from ingress, also that nothing would be brought from Spain to them.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Perhaps that poor, impoverished land thought there was naught to guard from ingress, also that nothing would be brought from Spain to them.

a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil

From this reading And, as good fortune would have it, there was on this, the Portuguese side, no _guarda frontéra_ whatever.

in deplorable condition

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

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

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The traffic set all the other way!

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading And, as good fortune would have it, there was on this, the Portuguese side, no _guarda frontéra_ whatever.

a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

-ing form of “swirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

plural of “sword” — a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading "DRAW SWORDS!"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

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

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Perhaps that poor, impoverished land thought there was naught to guard from ingress, also that nothing would be brought from Spain to them.

in or at that place or location

From this reading And, as good fortune would have it, there was on this, the Portuguese side, no _guarda frontéra_ whatever.

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

From this reading And, as good fortune would have it, there was on this, the Portuguese side, no _guarda frontéra_ whatever.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Perhaps that poor, impoverished land thought there was naught to guard from ingress, also that nothing would be brought from Spain to them.

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

From this reading Perhaps that poor, impoverished land thought there was naught to guard from ingress, also that nothing would be brought from Spain to them.

the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time

From this reading The traffic set all the other way!

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

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

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

From this reading And, as good fortune would have it, there was on this, the Portuguese side, no _guarda frontéra_ whatever.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The traffic set all the other way!

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading And, as good fortune would have it, there was on this, the Portuguese side, no _guarda frontéra_ whatever.

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

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading Another night had come--'twas already dark--and Juan and I sat on our horses in the cork wood, at the end of which we could hear the Minho swirling along beneath the ramshackle bridge that divided Portugal from Spain.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading And, as good fortune would have it, there was on this, the Portuguese side, no _guarda frontéra_ whatever.