Chapter XXXVI · Chapter 36

higher than, or over, something

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

later than; following

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

(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 eyes were fixed anxiously on them as they came straight for the north of the Island, and just as we came up Amice Le Couteur gave the word to move on to Eperquerie.

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From this reading All eyes were fixed anxiously on them as they came straight for the north of the Island, and just as we came up Amice Le Couteur gave the word to move on to Eperquerie.

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

From this reading All eyes were fixed anxiously on them as they came straight for the north of the Island, and just as we came up Amice Le Couteur gave the word to move on to Eperquerie.

with anxiety or apprehension

From this reading All eyes were fixed anxiously on them as they came straight for the north of the Island, and just as we came up Amice Le Couteur gave the word to move on to Eperquerie.

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

From this reading All eyes were fixed anxiously on them as they came straight for the north of the Island, and just as we came up Amice Le Couteur gave the word to move on to Eperquerie.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading HOW WE HELD OUR HOMES There was no need to ask how the boats were heading.

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

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading The colours had long since faded out of the sky, and the bank of clouds in which the sun had set was creeping heavily up the west.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

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

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading HOW WE HELD OUR HOMES There was no need to ask how the boats were heading.

plural of “boutique” — a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading All eyes were fixed anxiously on them as they came straight for the north of the Island, and just as we came up Amice Le Couteur gave the word to move on to Eperquerie.

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading The colours had long since faded out of the sky, and the bank of clouds in which the sun had set was creeping heavily up the west.

a distinguishing emblem

From this reading The colours had long since faded out of the sky, and the bank of clouds in which the sun had set was creeping heavily up the west.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Stragglers from the more distant houses were coming up every few minutes.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

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

From this reading All eyes were fixed anxiously on them as they came straight for the north of the Island, and just as we came up Amice Le Couteur gave the word to move on to Eperquerie.

a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

From this reading The colours had long since faded out of the sky, and the bank of clouds in which the sun had set was creeping heavily up the west.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading Stragglers from the more distant houses were coming up every few minutes.

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

From this reading All eyes were fixed anxiously on them as they came straight for the north of the Island, and just as we came up Amice Le Couteur gave the word to move on to Eperquerie.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Stragglers from the more distant houses were coming up every few minutes.

opinion or judgment

From this reading All eyes were fixed anxiously on them as they came straight for the north of the Island, and just as we came up Amice Le Couteur gave the word to move on to Eperquerie.

having lost freshness or brilliance of color

From this reading The colours had long since faded out of the sky, and the bank of clouds in which the sun had set was creeping heavily up the west.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Stragglers from the more distant houses were coming up every few minutes.

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading All eyes were fixed anxiously on them as they came straight for the north of the Island, and just as we came up Amice Le Couteur gave the word to move on to Eperquerie.

bottle that has a narrow neck

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading All eyes were fixed anxiously on them as they came straight for the north of the Island, and just as we came up Amice Le Couteur gave the word to move on to Eperquerie.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Stragglers from the more distant houses were coming up every few minutes.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading All eyes were fixed anxiously on them as they came straight for the north of the Island, and just as we came up Amice Le Couteur gave the word to move on to Eperquerie.

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

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

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

From this reading The colours had long since faded out of the sky, and the bank of clouds in which the sun had set was creeping heavily up the west.

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

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

From this reading HOW WE HELD OUR HOMES There was no need to ask how the boats were heading.

to a considerable degree

From this reading The colours had long since faded out of the sky, and the bank of clouds in which the sun had set was creeping heavily up the west.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading HOW WE HELD OUR HOMES There was no need to ask how the boats were heading.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

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

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time

From this reading HOW WE HELD OUR HOMES There was no need to ask how the boats were heading.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Stragglers from the more distant houses were coming up every few minutes.

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

From this reading HOW WE HELD OUR HOMES There was no need to ask how the boats were heading.

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

From this reading The colours had long since faded out of the sky, and the bank of clouds in which the sun had set was creeping heavily up the west.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading All eyes were fixed anxiously on them as they came straight for the north of the Island, and just as we came up Amice Le Couteur gave the word to move on to Eperquerie.

and nothing more

From this reading All eyes were fixed anxiously on them as they came straight for the north of the Island, and just as we came up Amice Le Couteur gave the word to move on to Eperquerie.

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading All eyes were fixed anxiously on them as they came straight for the north of the Island, and just as we came up Amice Le Couteur gave the word to move on to Eperquerie.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

filled with a great quantity

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

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 The colours had long since faded out of the sky, and the bank of clouds in which the sun had set was creeping heavily up the west.

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

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading Stragglers from the more distant houses were coming up every few minutes.

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

From this reading Stragglers from the more distant houses were coming up every few minutes.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading All eyes were fixed anxiously on them as they came straight for the north of the Island, and just as we came up Amice Le Couteur gave the word to move on to Eperquerie.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading HOW WE HELD OUR HOMES There was no need to ask how the boats were heading.

not any; not one

From this reading HOW WE HELD OUR HOMES There was no need to ask how the boats were heading.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading All eyes were fixed anxiously on them as they came straight for the north of the Island, and just as we came up Amice Le Couteur gave the word to move on to Eperquerie.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading All eyes were fixed anxiously on them as they came straight for the north of the Island, and just as we came up Amice Le Couteur gave the word to move on to Eperquerie.

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

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading All eyes were fixed anxiously on them as they came straight for the north of the Island, and just as we came up Amice Le Couteur gave the word to move on to Eperquerie.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading HOW WE HELD OUR HOMES There was no need to ask how the boats were heading.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The colours had long since faded out of the sky, and the bank of clouds in which the sun had set was creeping heavily up the west.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

plural of “pistol” — a firearm that is held and fired with one hand

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

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

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

cause to go somewhere

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The colours had long since faded out of the sky, and the bank of clouds in which the sun had set was creeping heavily up the west.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading The colours had long since faded out of the sky, and the bank of clouds in which the sun had set was creeping heavily up the west.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading The colours had long since faded out of the sky, and the bank of clouds in which the sun had set was creeping heavily up the west.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

be standing; be upright

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

past form of “straggle” — wander from a direct or straight course

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

plural of “straggler” — someone who strays or falls behind

From this reading Stragglers from the more distant houses were coming up every few minutes.

successive (without a break)

From this reading All eyes were fixed anxiously on them as they came straight for the north of the Island, and just as we came up Amice Le Couteur gave the word to move on to Eperquerie.

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

From this reading The colours had long since faded out of the sky, and the bank of clouds in which the sun had set was creeping heavily up the west.

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

From this reading HOW WE HELD OUR HOMES There was no need to ask how the boats were heading.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading All eyes were fixed anxiously on them as they came straight for the north of the Island, and just as we came up Amice Le Couteur gave the word to move on to Eperquerie.

in or at that place or location

From this reading HOW WE HELD OUR HOMES There was no need to ask how the boats were heading.

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

From this reading All eyes were fixed anxiously on them as they came straight for the north of the Island, and just as we came up Amice Le Couteur gave the word to move on to Eperquerie.

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

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

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

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

From this reading HOW WE HELD OUR HOMES There was no need to ask how the boats were heading.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

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

From this reading All eyes were fixed anxiously on them as they came straight for the north of the Island, and just as we came up Amice Le Couteur gave the word to move on to Eperquerie.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

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

From this reading HOW WE HELD OUR HOMES There was no need to ask how the boats were heading.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading HOW WE HELD OUR HOMES There was no need to ask how the boats were heading.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading He left one to send them all on after us, and we straggled off past Belfontaine and Tintageu and the Autelets and Saignie Bay, and so into the road to the Common, and took our stand on the high ground above the Boutiques, and as we went Thomas Godfray loaded my pistols for me from his own flask.

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

From this reading HOW WE HELD OUR HOMES There was no need to ask how the boats were heading.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading The colours had long since faded out of the sky, and the bank of clouds in which the sun had set was creeping heavily up the west.

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

From this reading The colours had long since faded out of the sky, and the bank of clouds in which the sun had set was creeping heavily up the west.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading All eyes were fixed anxiously on them as they came straight for the north of the Island, and just as we came up Amice Le Couteur gave the word to move on to Eperquerie.