Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

anew

From this reading You will wave as we start with the usual prodigious jerk, and then you will run back and climb up to the house again, banging the big iron gate securely shut....

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading And together we will slip and stumble and trot down the steep hillside to the level-crossing, and we will run along to the little station, so like ours in America.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading And together we will slip and stumble and trot down the steep hillside to the level-crossing, and we will run along to the little station, so like ours in America.

disposed to please

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading You will stay there for a while among the roses and jasmine, and then you will come in and say: "There it is!"

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

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

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

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

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

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

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

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading You will wave as we start with the usual prodigious jerk, and then you will run back and climb up to the house again, banging the big iron gate securely shut....

a continuing very loud noise

From this reading You will wave as we start with the usual prodigious jerk, and then you will run back and climb up to the house again, banging the big iron gate securely shut....

for the reason that

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading You will wave as we start with the usual prodigious jerk, and then you will run back and climb up to the house again, banging the big iron gate securely shut....

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading And when the train is come creaking and groaning and squealing to a standstill, I shall climb in, while you will stand for a moment looking....

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

From this reading You will stay there for a while among the roses and jasmine, and then you will come in and say: "There it is!"

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

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

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From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

a squeaking sound

From this reading And when the train is come creaking and groaning and squealing to a standstill, I shall climb in, while you will stand for a moment looking....

past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

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From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

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From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading You will wave as we start with the usual prodigious jerk, and then you will run back and climb up to the house again, banging the big iron gate securely shut....

destroyed or killed

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

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

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

-ing form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure

From this reading And when the train is come creaking and groaning and squealing to a standstill, I shall climb in, while you will stand for a moment looking....

an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

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From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

the side or slope of a hill

From this reading And together we will slip and stumble and trot down the steep hillside to the level-crossing, and we will run along to the little station, so like ours in America.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

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

From this reading You will wave as we start with the usual prodigious jerk, and then you will run back and climb up to the house again, banging the big iron gate securely shut....

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

From this reading And when the train is come creaking and groaning and squealing to a standstill, I shall climb in, while you will stand for a moment looking....

an erroneous mental representation

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

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

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading You will wave as we start with the usual prodigious jerk, and then you will run back and climb up to the house again, banging the big iron gate securely shut....

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

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia

From this reading You will stay there for a while among the roses and jasmine, and then you will come in and say: "There it is!"

pull, or move with a sudden movement

From this reading You will wave as we start with the usual prodigious jerk, and then you will run back and climb up to the house again, banging the big iron gate securely shut....

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

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From this reading And together we will slip and stumble and trot down the steep hillside to the level-crossing, and we will run along to the little station, so like ours in America.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading And together we will slip and stumble and trot down the steep hillside to the level-crossing, and we will run along to the little station, so like ours in America.

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

From this reading And together we will slip and stumble and trot down the steep hillside to the level-crossing, and we will run along to the little station, so like ours in America.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading And when the train is come creaking and groaning and squealing to a standstill, I shall climb in, while you will stand for a moment looking....

a particular point in time

From this reading And when the train is come creaking and groaning and squealing to a standstill, I shall climb in, while you will stand for a moment looking....

(economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

plural of “mosquito” — two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

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

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading And together we will slip and stumble and trot down the steep hillside to the level-crossing, and we will run along to the little station, so like ours in America.

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

From this reading You will wave as we start with the usual prodigious jerk, and then you will run back and climb up to the house again, banging the big iron gate securely shut....

blowing tobacco smoke out into the air

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

a purple color or pigment

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading You will stay there for a while among the roses and jasmine, and then you will come in and say: "There it is!"

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading And together we will slip and stumble and trot down the steep hillside to the level-crossing, and we will run along to the little station, so like ours in America.

express in words

From this reading You will stay there for a while among the roses and jasmine, and then you will come in and say: "There it is!"

in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger

From this reading You will wave as we start with the usual prodigious jerk, and then you will run back and climb up to the house again, banging the big iron gate securely shut....

plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

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

From this reading And when the train is come creaking and groaning and squealing to a standstill, I shall climb in, while you will stand for a moment looking....

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading You will wave as we start with the usual prodigious jerk, and then you will run back and climb up to the house again, banging the big iron gate securely shut....

plural of “sink” — plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

move stealthily

From this reading And together we will slip and stumble and trot down the steep hillside to the level-crossing, and we will run along to the little station, so like ours in America.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

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From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge

From this reading And when the train is come creaking and groaning and squealing to a standstill, I shall climb in, while you will stand for a moment looking....

be standing; be upright

From this reading And when the train is come creaking and groaning and squealing to a standstill, I shall climb in, while you will stand for a moment looking....

a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

From this reading And when the train is come creaking and groaning and squealing to a standstill, I shall climb in, while you will stand for a moment looking....

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading You will wave as we start with the usual prodigious jerk, and then you will run back and climb up to the house again, banging the big iron gate securely shut....

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading And together we will slip and stumble and trot down the steep hillside to the level-crossing, and we will run along to the little station, so like ours in America.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading You will stay there for a while among the roses and jasmine, and then you will come in and say: "There it is!"

having a sharp inclination

From this reading And together we will slip and stumble and trot down the steep hillside to the level-crossing, and we will run along to the little station, so like ours in America.

walk unsteadily

From this reading And together we will slip and stumble and trot down the steep hillside to the level-crossing, and we will run along to the little station, so like ours in America.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

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

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading You will stay there for a while among the roses and jasmine, and then you will come in and say: "There it is!"

in or at that place or location

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

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

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

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

From this reading And together we will slip and stumble and trot down the steep hillside to the level-crossing, and we will run along to the little station, so like ours in America.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading And together we will slip and stumble and trot down the steep hillside to the level-crossing, and we will run along to the little station, so like ours in America.

create by training and teaching

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

run at a moderately swift pace

From this reading And together we will slip and stumble and trot down the steep hillside to the level-crossing, and we will run along to the little station, so like ours in America.

a fact that has been verified

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

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

From this reading You will wave as we start with the usual prodigious jerk, and then you will run back and climb up to the house again, banging the big iron gate securely shut....

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading You will wave as we start with the usual prodigious jerk, and then you will run back and climb up to the house again, banging the big iron gate securely shut....

a sudden or mysterious disappearance

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading You will wave as we start with the usual prodigious jerk, and then you will run back and climb up to the house again, banging the big iron gate securely shut....

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading And together we will slip and stumble and trot down the steep hillside to the level-crossing, and we will run along to the little station, so like ours in America.

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

at the time that

From this reading And when the train is come creaking and groaning and squealing to a standstill, I shall climb in, while you will stand for a moment looking....

during the time that

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading You will stay there for a while among the roses and jasmine, and then you will come in and say: "There it is!"

in the company of; together with

From this reading You will wave as we start with the usual prodigious jerk, and then you will run back and climb up to the house again, banging the big iron gate securely shut....

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company "It is an amiable but disastrous illusion on the part of the western nations that they have created a monopoly in freedom and truth and the right conduct of life."--_Mr. Spenlove_ There is an hour or so before the train comes puffing round the curve of the Gulf from Cordelio, and you are gone down into the garden for a while because the mosquitoes become tiresome later, and the great shadows of the cypresses are vanishing as the sun sinks behind the purple islands beyond the headlands.