Chapter X · Chapter 10

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.

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

From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.

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

From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.

confined by bonds

From this reading Very clear to me, however, is the fact that it was ever-growing thought of Carette, more even, I am bound to confess, than thought of my mother and grandfather, that kept me clear of pitfalls which were not lacking to the unwary in those days as in these.

positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger

From this reading Thought of Carette, too, that braced me to the quiet facing of odds on more than one occasion.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the heights and depths lay beyond.

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From this reading Very clear to me, however, is the fact that it was ever-growing thought of Carette, more even, I am bound to confess, than thought of my mother and grandfather, that kept me clear of pitfalls which were not lacking to the unwary in those days as in these.

rid of obstructions

From this reading Very clear to me, however, is the fact that it was ever-growing thought of Carette, more even, I am bound to confess, than thought of my mother and grandfather, that kept me clear of pitfalls which were not lacking to the unwary in those days as in these.

confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

From this reading Very clear to me, however, is the fact that it was ever-growing thought of Carette, more even, I am bound to confess, than thought of my mother and grandfather, that kept me clear of pitfalls which were not lacking to the unwary in those days as in these.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Very clear to me, however, is the fact that it was ever-growing thought of Carette, more even, I am bound to confess, than thought of my mother and grandfather, that kept me clear of pitfalls which were not lacking to the unwary in those days as in these.

(plural) the deepest and most remote part

From this reading But the heights and depths lay beyond.

divisible by two

From this reading Very clear to me, however, is the fact that it was ever-growing thought of Carette, more even, I am bound to confess, than thought of my mother and grandfather, that kept me clear of pitfalls which were not lacking to the unwary in those days as in these.

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

From this reading Very clear to me, however, is the fact that it was ever-growing thought of Carette, more even, I am bound to confess, than thought of my mother and grandfather, that kept me clear of pitfalls which were not lacking to the unwary in those days as in these.

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

From this reading Thought of Carette, too, that braced me to the quiet facing of odds on more than one occasion.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Very clear to me, however, is the fact that it was ever-growing thought of Carette, more even, I am bound to confess, than thought of my mother and grandfather, that kept me clear of pitfalls which were not lacking to the unwary in those days as in these.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading These lie for the most part like level plains in my memory, though not without their out-jutting points.

the act of departing

From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.

the father of your father or mother

From this reading Very clear to me, however, is the fact that it was ever-growing thought of Carette, more even, I am bound to confess, than thought of my mother and grandfather, that kept me clear of pitfalls which were not lacking to the unwary in those days as in these.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.

a high place

From this reading But the heights and depths lay beyond.

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From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Very clear to me, however, is the fact that it was ever-growing thought of Carette, more even, I am bound to confess, than thought of my mother and grandfather, that kept me clear of pitfalls which were not lacking to the unwary in those days as in these.

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

From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.

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

From this reading These lie for the most part like level plains in my memory, though not without their out-jutting points.

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

From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Very clear to me, however, is the fact that it was ever-growing thought of Carette, more even, I am bound to confess, than thought of my mother and grandfather, that kept me clear of pitfalls which were not lacking to the unwary in those days as in these.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading Very clear to me, however, is the fact that it was ever-growing thought of Carette, more even, I am bound to confess, than thought of my mother and grandfather, that kept me clear of pitfalls which were not lacking to the unwary in those days as in these.

inadequate in amount or degree

From this reading Very clear to me, however, is the fact that it was ever-growing thought of Carette, more even, I am bound to confess, than thought of my mother and grandfather, that kept me clear of pitfalls which were not lacking to the unwary in those days as in these.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading But the heights and depths lay beyond.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading These lie for the most part like level plains in my memory, though not without their out-jutting points.

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading These lie for the most part like level plains in my memory, though not without their out-jutting points.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading These lie for the most part like level plains in my memory, though not without their out-jutting points.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.

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

From this reading Very clear to me, however, is the fact that it was ever-growing thought of Carette, more even, I am bound to confess, than thought of my mother and grandfather, that kept me clear of pitfalls which were not lacking to the unwary in those days as in these.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading These lie for the most part like level plains in my memory, though not without their out-jutting points.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Very clear to me, however, is the fact that it was ever-growing thought of Carette, more even, I am bound to confess, than thought of my mother and grandfather, that kept me clear of pitfalls which were not lacking to the unwary in those days as in these.

used to form the superlative

From this reading These lie for the most part like level plains in my memory, though not without their out-jutting points.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Very clear to me, however, is the fact that it was ever-growing thought of Carette, more even, I am bound to confess, than thought of my mother and grandfather, that kept me clear of pitfalls which were not lacking to the unwary in those days as in these.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.

absolutely essential

From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading Thought of Carette, too, that braced me to the quiet facing of odds on more than one occasion.

the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring

From this reading Thought of Carette, too, that braced me to the quiet facing of odds on more than one occasion.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Thought of Carette, too, that braced me to the quiet facing of odds on more than one occasion.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Thought of Carette, too, that braced me to the quiet facing of odds on more than one occasion.

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

From this reading These lie for the most part like level plains in my memory, though not without their out-jutting points.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading These lie for the most part like level plains in my memory, though not without their out-jutting points.

plural of “pitfall” — an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty

From this reading Very clear to me, however, is the fact that it was ever-growing thought of Carette, more even, I am bound to confess, than thought of my mother and grandfather, that kept me clear of pitfalls which were not lacking to the unwary in those days as in these.

plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land

From this reading These lie for the most part like level plains in my memory, though not without their out-jutting points.

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

From this reading These lie for the most part like level plains in my memory, though not without their out-jutting points.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading Thought of Carette, too, that braced me to the quiet facing of odds on more than one occasion.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Very clear to me, however, is the fact that it was ever-growing thought of Carette, more even, I am bound to confess, than thought of my mother and grandfather, that kept me clear of pitfalls which were not lacking to the unwary in those days as in these.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Very clear to me, however, is the fact that it was ever-growing thought of Carette, more even, I am bound to confess, than thought of my mother and grandfather, that kept me clear of pitfalls which were not lacking to the unwary in those days as in these.

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

From this reading These lie for the most part like level plains in my memory, though not without their out-jutting points.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading These lie for the most part like level plains in my memory, though not without their out-jutting points.

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

From this reading These lie for the most part like level plains in my memory, though not without their out-jutting points.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Very clear to me, however, is the fact that it was ever-growing thought of Carette, more even, I am bound to confess, than thought of my mother and grandfather, that kept me clear of pitfalls which were not lacking to the unwary in those days as in these.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading These lie for the most part like level plains in my memory, though not without their out-jutting points.

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

From this reading Very clear to me, however, is the fact that it was ever-growing thought of Carette, more even, I am bound to confess, than thought of my mother and grandfather, that kept me clear of pitfalls which were not lacking to the unwary in those days as in these.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.

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

From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Thought of Carette, too, that braced me to the quiet facing of odds on more than one occasion.

not alert to danger or deception

From this reading Very clear to me, however, is the fact that it was ever-growing thought of Carette, more even, I am bound to confess, than thought of my mother and grandfather, that kept me clear of pitfalls which were not lacking to the unwary in those days as in these.

precisely as stated

From this reading Very clear to me, however, is the fact that it was ever-growing thought of Carette, more even, I am bound to confess, than thought of my mother and grandfather, that kept me clear of pitfalls which were not lacking to the unwary in those days as in these.

plural of “voyage” — an act of traveling by water

From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.

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

From this reading Very clear to me, however, is the fact that it was ever-growing thought of Carette, more even, I am bound to confess, than thought of my mother and grandfather, that kept me clear of pitfalls which were not lacking to the unwary in those days as in these.

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.

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

From this reading Very clear to me, however, is the fact that it was ever-growing thought of Carette, more even, I am bound to confess, than thought of my mother and grandfather, that kept me clear of pitfalls which were not lacking to the unwary in those days as in these.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.

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

From this reading Very clear to me, however, is the fact that it was ever-growing thought of Carette, more even, I am bound to confess, than thought of my mother and grandfather, that kept me clear of pitfalls which were not lacking to the unwary in those days as in these.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading These lie for the most part like level plains in my memory, though not without their out-jutting points.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading HOW WE GREW, AND GROWING, GREW APART As I said, I am not going to waste time telling you of my three long voyages, beyond what is absolutely necessary.