Chapter IX

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

From this reading THE RUNNING BROOK Some weeks later, at dusk on a calm evening, Miles and his sole companion sat outdoors for the first time that year.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

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

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

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

From this reading THE RUNNING BROOK Some weeks later, at dusk on a calm evening, Miles and his sole companion sat outdoors for the first time that year.

a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere

From this reading “Them days,” continued Ella in a distant monotone, “the Injuns camped in back of ar house at Sweet Water.

an inhabitant of Arcadia

From this reading The time was neither spring nor summer, but that rare Arcadian interval, too brief for a season, too elusive for even a transition, and yet in the calendar of sense marked off as plain as a festival.

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

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

widely separated especially in space

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE RUNNING BROOK Some weeks later, at dusk on a calm evening, Miles and his sole companion sat outdoors for the first time that year.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading “Them days,” continued Ella in a distant monotone, “the Injuns camped in back of ar house at Sweet Water.

a long seat for more than one person

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

of short duration or distance

From this reading The time was neither spring nor summer, but that rare Arcadian interval, too brief for a season, too elusive for even a transition, and yet in the calendar of sense marked off as plain as a festival.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading THE RUNNING BROOK Some weeks later, at dusk on a calm evening, Miles and his sole companion sat outdoors for the first time that year.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The time was neither spring nor summer, but that rare Arcadian interval, too brief for a season, too elusive for even a transition, and yet in the calendar of sense marked off as plain as a festival.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year

From this reading The time was neither spring nor summer, but that rare Arcadian interval, too brief for a season, too elusive for even a transition, and yet in the calendar of sense marked off as plain as a festival.

make calm or still

From this reading THE RUNNING BROOK Some weeks later, at dusk on a calm evening, Miles and his sole companion sat outdoors for the first time that year.

past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent

From this reading “Them days,” continued Ella in a distant monotone, “the Injuns camped in back of ar house at Sweet Water.

(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading THE RUNNING BROOK Some weeks later, at dusk on a calm evening, Miles and his sole companion sat outdoors for the first time that year.

perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

without stop or interruption

From this reading “Them days,” continued Ella in a distant monotone, “the Injuns camped in back of ar house at Sweet Water.

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

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

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading “Them days,” continued Ella in a distant monotone, “the Injuns camped in back of ar house at Sweet Water.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading “Them days,” continued Ella in a distant monotone, “the Injuns camped in back of ar house at Sweet Water.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading THE RUNNING BROOK Some weeks later, at dusk on a calm evening, Miles and his sole companion sat outdoors for the first time that year.

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

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

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

From this reading “Them days,” continued Ella in a distant monotone, “the Injuns camped in back of ar house at Sweet Water.

difficult to describe

From this reading The time was neither spring nor summer, but that rare Arcadian interval, too brief for a season, too elusive for even a transition, and yet in the calendar of sense marked off as plain as a festival.

divisible by two

From this reading The time was neither spring nor summer, but that rare Arcadian interval, too brief for a season, too elusive for even a transition, and yet in the calendar of sense marked off as plain as a festival.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading THE RUNNING BROOK Some weeks later, at dusk on a calm evening, Miles and his sole companion sat outdoors for the first time that year.

a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

to the greatest distance in space or time (“farthest” is used more often than “furthest” in this physical sense)

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration

From this reading The time was neither spring nor summer, but that rare Arcadian interval, too brief for a season, too elusive for even a transition, and yet in the calendar of sense marked off as plain as a festival.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading THE RUNNING BROOK Some weeks later, at dusk on a calm evening, Miles and his sole companion sat outdoors for the first time that year.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE RUNNING BROOK Some weeks later, at dusk on a calm evening, Miles and his sole companion sat outdoors for the first time that year.

a distinctive odor that is pleasant

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

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

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

a work produced by hand labor

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

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

From this reading THE RUNNING BROOK Some weeks later, at dusk on a calm evening, Miles and his sole companion sat outdoors for the first time that year.

curved down like an eagle's beak

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

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

From this reading “Them days,” continued Ella in a distant monotone, “the Injuns camped in back of ar house at Sweet Water.

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

From this reading The time was neither spring nor summer, but that rare Arcadian interval, too brief for a season, too elusive for even a transition, and yet in the calendar of sense marked off as plain as a festival.

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

From this reading “Them days,” continued Ella in a distant monotone, “the Injuns camped in back of ar house at Sweet Water.

an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

a definite length of time marked off by two instants

From this reading The time was neither spring nor summer, but that rare Arcadian interval, too brief for a season, too elusive for even a transition, and yet in the calendar of sense marked off as plain as a festival.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

immediately past

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading THE RUNNING BROOK Some weeks later, at dusk on a calm evening, Miles and his sole companion sat outdoors for the first time that year.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

in a slow and lazy manner

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

bordered by a line of things

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

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

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

plural of “margin” — the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading The time was neither spring nor summer, but that rare Arcadian interval, too brief for a season, too elusive for even a transition, and yet in the calendar of sense marked off as plain as a festival.

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

From this reading THE RUNNING BROOK Some weeks later, at dusk on a calm evening, Miles and his sole companion sat outdoors for the first time that year.

an unchanging intonation

From this reading “Them days,” continued Ella in a distant monotone, “the Injuns camped in back of ar house at Sweet Water.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading The time was neither spring nor summer, but that rare Arcadian interval, too brief for a season, too elusive for even a transition, and yet in the calendar of sense marked off as plain as a festival.

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

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading The time was neither spring nor summer, but that rare Arcadian interval, too brief for a season, too elusive for even a transition, and yet in the calendar of sense marked off as plain as a festival.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

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

From this reading The time was neither spring nor summer, but that rare Arcadian interval, too brief for a season, too elusive for even a transition, and yet in the calendar of sense marked off as plain as a festival.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE RUNNING BROOK Some weeks later, at dusk on a calm evening, Miles and his sole companion sat outdoors for the first time that year.

and nothing more

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

outside a building

From this reading THE RUNNING BROOK Some weeks later, at dusk on a calm evening, Miles and his sole companion sat outdoors for the first time that year.

above and across; more than

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading The time was neither spring nor summer, but that rare Arcadian interval, too brief for a season, too elusive for even a transition, and yet in the calendar of sense marked off as plain as a festival.

plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

one of four equal parts

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

From this reading The time was neither spring nor summer, but that rare Arcadian interval, too brief for a season, too elusive for even a transition, and yet in the calendar of sense marked off as plain as a festival.

a long narrow natural elevation or striation

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

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

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading THE RUNNING BROOK Some weeks later, at dusk on a calm evening, Miles and his sole companion sat outdoors for the first time that year.

Identical; not different.

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

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

From this reading THE RUNNING BROOK Some weeks later, at dusk on a calm evening, Miles and his sole companion sat outdoors for the first time that year.

cut with a saw

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading The time was neither spring nor summer, but that rare Arcadian interval, too brief for a season, too elusive for even a transition, and yet in the calendar of sense marked off as plain as a festival.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading The time was neither spring nor summer, but that rare Arcadian interval, too brief for a season, too elusive for even a transition, and yet in the calendar of sense marked off as plain as a festival.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

lift onto one's shoulders

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

the underside of footwear or a golf club

From this reading THE RUNNING BROOK Some weeks later, at dusk on a calm evening, Miles and his sole companion sat outdoors for the first time that year.

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

From this reading THE RUNNING BROOK Some weeks later, at dusk on a calm evening, Miles and his sole companion sat outdoors for the first time that year.

the season of growth

From this reading The time was neither spring nor summer, but that rare Arcadian interval, too brief for a season, too elusive for even a transition, and yet in the calendar of sense marked off as plain as a festival.

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

move an implement through

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

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

From this reading The time was neither spring nor summer, but that rare Arcadian interval, too brief for a season, too elusive for even a transition, and yet in the calendar of sense marked off as plain as a festival.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading “Them days,” continued Ella in a distant monotone, “the Injuns camped in back of ar house at Sweet Water.

past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE RUNNING BROOK Some weeks later, at dusk on a calm evening, Miles and his sole companion sat outdoors for the first time that year.

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

From this reading THE RUNNING BROOK Some weeks later, at dusk on a calm evening, Miles and his sole companion sat outdoors for the first time that year.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading “Them days,” continued Ella in a distant monotone, “the Injuns camped in back of ar house at Sweet Water.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading THE RUNNING BROOK Some weeks later, at dusk on a calm evening, Miles and his sole companion sat outdoors for the first time that year.

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From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The time was neither spring nor summer, but that rare Arcadian interval, too brief for a season, too elusive for even a transition, and yet in the calendar of sense marked off as plain as a festival.

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading The time was neither spring nor summer, but that rare Arcadian interval, too brief for a season, too elusive for even a transition, and yet in the calendar of sense marked off as plain as a festival.

the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

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

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

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

From this reading The time was neither spring nor summer, but that rare Arcadian interval, too brief for a season, too elusive for even a transition, and yet in the calendar of sense marked off as plain as a festival.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading THE RUNNING BROOK Some weeks later, at dusk on a calm evening, Miles and his sole companion sat outdoors for the first time that year.

in or at the place that

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

during the time that

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A little bench--Tony’s handiwork--girdled the hackmatack, so that while leaning against the same trunk, each saw a different quarter of the valley, and talked over the shoulder lazily, facing two cardinal points, with thoughts as far asunder.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading THE RUNNING BROOK Some weeks later, at dusk on a calm evening, Miles and his sole companion sat outdoors for the first time that year.

but in spite of that

From this reading The time was neither spring nor summer, but that rare Arcadian interval, too brief for a season, too elusive for even a transition, and yet in the calendar of sense marked off as plain as a festival.

travel along a zigzag path

From this reading The night fell neither warm nor cool; a tempered fragrance of blossoms drew down, without stir of air, from the orchard over the hill; lower field and shore, river and farthest ridge, lay confounded in blackness under the stars, land and water parted only by faint zigzag margins, where the last edge of daylight lined some inlet or hooked about a promontory.