Chapter XXXVIII

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

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

(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 All this said they, of De Morla.--May he rest with God--Amen!

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

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From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes

From this reading All this said they, of De Morla.--May he rest with God--Amen!

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

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

replying

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.

large but transportable armament

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

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

From this reading At the worst, and when the worst comes, it is written, that eagles shall come down from heaven, and bear me away on their backs.--Hast thou never a flint and dry tinder, to light me a linstock?

plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

From this reading At the worst, and when the worst comes, it is written, that eagles shall come down from heaven, and bear me away on their backs.--Hast thou never a flint and dry tinder, to light me a linstock?

plural of “barbarian” — a member of an uncivilized people

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

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

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.

have

From this reading At the worst, and when the worst comes, it is written, that eagles shall come down from heaven, and bear me away on their backs.--Hast thou never a flint and dry tinder, to light me a linstock?

the two together, not just one

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

an old form of “can”, used with “thou”

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.

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From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

lacking definite form or limits

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

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

From this reading At the worst, and when the worst comes, it is written, that eagles shall come down from heaven, and bear me away on their backs.--Hast thou never a flint and dry tinder, to light me a linstock?

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading At the worst, and when the worst comes, it is written, that eagles shall come down from heaven, and bear me away on their backs.--Hast thou never a flint and dry tinder, to light me a linstock?

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading All this said they, of De Morla.--May he rest with God--Amen!

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading At the worst, and when the worst comes, it is written, that eagles shall come down from heaven, and bear me away on their backs.--Hast thou never a flint and dry tinder, to light me a linstock?

marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading At the worst, and when the worst comes, it is written, that eagles shall come down from heaven, and bear me away on their backs.--Hast thou never a flint and dry tinder, to light me a linstock?

plural of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

From this reading At the worst, and when the worst comes, it is written, that eagles shall come down from heaven, and bear me away on their backs.--Hast thou never a flint and dry tinder, to light me a linstock?

the act of escaping physically

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.

a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony

From this reading At the worst, and when the worst comes, it is written, that eagles shall come down from heaven, and bear me away on their backs.--Hast thou never a flint and dry tinder, to light me a linstock?

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading All this said they, of De Morla.--May he rest with God--Amen!

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

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.

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

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading At the worst, and when the worst comes, it is written, that eagles shall come down from heaven, and bear me away on their backs.--Hast thou never a flint and dry tinder, to light me a linstock?

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading All this said they, of De Morla.--May he rest with God--Amen!

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading At the worst, and when the worst comes, it is written, that eagles shall come down from heaven, and bear me away on their backs.--Hast thou never a flint and dry tinder, to light me a linstock?

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

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

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

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

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.

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

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.

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

From this reading "What the spirits say, is true!

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading At the worst, and when the worst comes, it is written, that eagles shall come down from heaven, and bear me away on their backs.--Hast thou never a flint and dry tinder, to light me a linstock?

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

immediately past

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

the sound of laughing

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading At the worst, and when the worst comes, it is written, that eagles shall come down from heaven, and bear me away on their backs.--Hast thou never a flint and dry tinder, to light me a linstock?

a stick about a meter long with a point on one end (to stick in the ground) and a forked head on the other end (to hold a lighted match); formerly used to fire cannons

From this reading At the worst, and when the worst comes, it is written, that eagles shall come down from heaven, and bear me away on their backs.--Hast thou never a flint and dry tinder, to light me a linstock?

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

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

A practitioner of magic and ancient arcane arts, often wielding deception and powerful spells.

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading All this said they, of De Morla.--May he rest with God--Amen!

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading At the worst, and when the worst comes, it is written, that eagles shall come down from heaven, and bear me away on their backs.--Hast thou never a flint and dry tinder, to light me a linstock?

the time between one event, process, or period and another

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

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From this reading All this said they, of De Morla.--May he rest with God--Amen!

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading At the worst, and when the worst comes, it is written, that eagles shall come down from heaven, and bear me away on their backs.--Hast thou never a flint and dry tinder, to light me a linstock?

not any; not one

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

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

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading At the worst, and when the worst comes, it is written, that eagles shall come down from heaven, and bear me away on their backs.--Hast thou never a flint and dry tinder, to light me a linstock?

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.

-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.

the event of something appearing again

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading All this said they, of De Morla.--May he rest with God--Amen!

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

Identical; not different.

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

express in words

From this reading "What the spirits say, is true!

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

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading At the worst, and when the worst comes, it is written, that eagles shall come down from heaven, and bear me away on their backs.--Hast thou never a flint and dry tinder, to light me a linstock?

plural of “shine” — the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.

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

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

From this reading "What the spirits say, is true!

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

not in physical motion

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

showing a brooding ill humor

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading At the worst, and when the worst comes, it is written, that eagles shall come down from heaven, and bear me away on their backs.--Hast thou never a flint and dry tinder, to light me a linstock?

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

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading At the worst, and when the worst comes, it is written, that eagles shall come down from heaven, and bear me away on their backs.--Hast thou never a flint and dry tinder, to light me a linstock?

in or at that place or location

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.

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

From this reading All this said they, of De Morla.--May he rest with God--Amen!

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

From this reading All this said they, of De Morla.--May he rest with God--Amen!

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

material for starting a fire

From this reading At the worst, and when the worst comes, it is written, that eagles shall come down from heaven, and bear me away on their backs.--Hast thou never a flint and dry tinder, to light me a linstock?

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

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

in the direction of

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading "What the spirits say, is true!

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

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What the spirits say, is true!

at the time that

From this reading At the worst, and when the worst comes, it is written, that eagles shall come down from heaven, and bear me away on their backs.--Hast thou never a flint and dry tinder, to light me a linstock?

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

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

during the time that

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Meantime the reappearance of the barbarians seemed to cut off the last hope of escape from Amador and his companion; but the magician, answering the cavalier's sullen look of despair with a laugh, and pointing to the little star, which still made its way up the cloudy arch along with the moon, said, dragging him at the same time towards the artillery,

the least favorable outcome

From this reading At the worst, and when the worst comes, it is written, that eagles shall come down from heaven, and bear me away on their backs.--Hast thou never a flint and dry tinder, to light me a linstock?

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading At the worst, and when the worst comes, it is written, that eagles shall come down from heaven, and bear me away on their backs.--Hast thou never a flint and dry tinder, to light me a linstock?

but in spite of that

From this reading Fear not; be of good heart:--while the star shines, there is hope,--and hope for both; for though I have not yet read thy fate in full, still, while thou art at my side, thou canst be in no great peril.