Chapter XXIV

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

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading CROSS TRAILS November marshaled her gray hosts and marched them across the Shawangunks.

anew

From this reading Then they drew apart and resumed their indifferent, disorderly route-step across the heavens, perhaps to spit again on the New England mountains farther east and then swing northward to merge into the fogs and snows of bleak Labrador.

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

in an alternating sequence or position

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

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

From this reading CROSS TRAILS November marshaled her gray hosts and marched them across the Shawangunks.

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading Then they drew apart and resumed their indifferent, disorderly route-step across the heavens, perhaps to spit again on the New England mountains farther east and then swing northward to merge into the fogs and snows of bleak Labrador.

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

an orderly arrangement

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

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

From this reading Even when they passed in straggling groups instead of a long battle-line, they gave the sun scant opportunity to light up the whole countryside at once, as he recently had done.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At times they closed into mass formation and drizzled cold scorn down on the impotent hills and the insignificant dwellers therein.

a structure or object that impedes free movement

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

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From this reading Even when they passed in straggling groups instead of a long battle-line, they gave the sun scant opportunity to light up the whole countryside at once, as he recently had done.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

offering little or no hope

From this reading Then they drew apart and resumed their indifferent, disorderly route-step across the heavens, perhaps to spit again on the New England mountains farther east and then swing northward to merge into the fogs and snows of bleak Labrador.

terminate

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

plural of “brigade” — army unit smaller than a division

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

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

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading At times they closed into mass formation and drizzled cold scorn down on the impotent hills and the insignificant dwellers therein.

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

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading At times they closed into mass formation and drizzled cold scorn down on the impotent hills and the insignificant dwellers therein.

rural regions

From this reading Even when they passed in straggling groups instead of a long battle-line, they gave the sun scant opportunity to light up the whole countryside at once, as he recently had done.

a natural object that covers or envelops

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

travel across or pass over

From this reading CROSS TRAILS November marshaled her gray hosts and marched them across the Shawangunks.

undisciplined and unruly

From this reading Then they drew apart and resumed their indifferent, disorderly route-step across the heavens, perhaps to spit again on the New England mountains farther east and then swing northward to merge into the fogs and snows of bleak Labrador.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Even when they passed in straggling groups instead of a long battle-line, they gave the sun scant opportunity to light up the whole countryside at once, as he recently had done.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading At times they closed into mass formation and drizzled cold scorn down on the impotent hills and the insignificant dwellers therein.

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

From this reading Then they drew apart and resumed their indifferent, disorderly route-step across the heavens, perhaps to spit again on the New England mountains farther east and then swing northward to merge into the fogs and snows of bleak Labrador.

aimless wandering from place to place

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

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

From this reading At times they closed into mass formation and drizzled cold scorn down on the impotent hills and the insignificant dwellers therein.

plural of “dweller” — a person who inhabits a particular place

From this reading At times they closed into mass formation and drizzled cold scorn down on the impotent hills and the insignificant dwellers therein.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading Then they drew apart and resumed their indifferent, disorderly route-step across the heavens, perhaps to spit again on the New England mountains farther east and then swing northward to merge into the fogs and snows of bleak Labrador.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Then they drew apart and resumed their indifferent, disorderly route-step across the heavens, perhaps to spit again on the New England mountains farther east and then swing northward to merge into the fogs and snows of bleak Labrador.

divisible by two

From this reading Even when they passed in straggling groups instead of a long battle-line, they gave the sun scant opportunity to light up the whole countryside at once, as he recently had done.

more distant in especially space or time

From this reading Then they drew apart and resumed their indifferent, disorderly route-step across the heavens, perhaps to spit again on the New England mountains farther east and then swing northward to merge into the fogs and snows of bleak Labrador.

plural of “fog” — droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

From this reading Then they drew apart and resumed their indifferent, disorderly route-step across the heavens, perhaps to spit again on the New England mountains farther east and then swing northward to merge into the fogs and snows of bleak Labrador.

an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit

From this reading At times they closed into mass formation and drizzled cold scorn down on the impotent hills and the insignificant dwellers therein.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

plural of “gap” — a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

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

From this reading Even when they passed in straggling groups instead of a long battle-line, they gave the sun scant opportunity to light up the whole countryside at once, as he recently had done.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading CROSS TRAILS November marshaled her gray hosts and marched them across the Shawangunks.

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading Even when they passed in straggling groups instead of a long battle-line, they gave the sun scant opportunity to light up the whole countryside at once, as he recently had done.

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

From this reading Even when they passed in straggling groups instead of a long battle-line, they gave the sun scant opportunity to light up the whole countryside at once, as he recently had done.

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

From this reading Even when they passed in straggling groups instead of a long battle-line, they gave the sun scant opportunity to light up the whole countryside at once, as he recently had done.

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

From this reading Then they drew apart and resumed their indifferent, disorderly route-step across the heavens, perhaps to spit again on the New England mountains farther east and then swing northward to merge into the fogs and snows of bleak Labrador.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading CROSS TRAILS November marshaled her gray hosts and marched them across the Shawangunks.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading At times they closed into mass formation and drizzled cold scorn down on the impotent hills and the insignificant dwellers therein.

plural of “host” — a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there

From this reading CROSS TRAILS November marshaled her gray hosts and marched them across the Shawangunks.

lacking power or ability

From this reading At times they closed into mass formation and drizzled cold scorn down on the impotent hills and the insignificant dwellers therein.

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

From this reading Even when they passed in straggling groups instead of a long battle-line, they gave the sun scant opportunity to light up the whole countryside at once, as he recently had done.

marked by a lack of interest

From this reading Then they drew apart and resumed their indifferent, disorderly route-step across the heavens, perhaps to spit again on the New England mountains farther east and then swing northward to merge into the fogs and snows of bleak Labrador.

signifying nothing

From this reading At times they closed into mass formation and drizzled cold scorn down on the impotent hills and the insignificant dwellers therein.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading Even when they passed in straggling groups instead of a long battle-line, they gave the sun scant opportunity to light up the whole countryside at once, as he recently had done.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading At times they closed into mass formation and drizzled cold scorn down on the impotent hills and the insignificant dwellers therein.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada

From this reading Then they drew apart and resumed their indifferent, disorderly route-step across the heavens, perhaps to spit again on the New England mountains farther east and then swing northward to merge into the fogs and snows of bleak Labrador.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Even when they passed in straggling groups instead of a long battle-line, they gave the sun scant opportunity to light up the whole countryside at once, as he recently had done.

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 Even when they passed in straggling groups instead of a long battle-line, they gave the sun scant opportunity to light up the whole countryside at once, as he recently had done.

past form of “march” — march in a procession

From this reading CROSS TRAILS November marshaled her gray hosts and marched them across the Shawangunks.

past form of “marshal” — place in proper rank

From this reading CROSS TRAILS November marshaled her gray hosts and marched them across the Shawangunks.

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading At times they closed into mass formation and drizzled cold scorn down on the impotent hills and the insignificant dwellers therein.

become one

From this reading Then they drew apart and resumed their indifferent, disorderly route-step across the heavens, perhaps to spit again on the New England mountains farther east and then swing northward to merge into the fogs and snows of bleak Labrador.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

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

From this reading Then they drew apart and resumed their indifferent, disorderly route-step across the heavens, perhaps to spit again on the New England mountains farther east and then swing northward to merge into the fogs and snows of bleak Labrador.

in a northern direction

From this reading Then they drew apart and resumed their indifferent, disorderly route-step across the heavens, perhaps to spit again on the New England mountains farther east and then swing northward to merge into the fogs and snows of bleak Labrador.

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading CROSS TRAILS November marshaled her gray hosts and marched them across the Shawangunks.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading At times they closed into mass formation and drizzled cold scorn down on the impotent hills and the insignificant dwellers therein.

on one occasion

From this reading Even when they passed in straggling groups instead of a long battle-line, they gave the sun scant opportunity to light up the whole countryside at once, as he recently had done.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Even when they passed in straggling groups instead of a long battle-line, they gave the sun scant opportunity to light up the whole countryside at once, as he recently had done.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Even when they passed in straggling groups instead of a long battle-line, they gave the sun scant opportunity to light up the whole countryside at once, as he recently had done.

by chance

From this reading Then they drew apart and resumed their indifferent, disorderly route-step across the heavens, perhaps to spit again on the New England mountains farther east and then swing northward to merge into the fogs and snows of bleak Labrador.

inferior in strength or significance

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

in the recent past

From this reading Even when they passed in straggling groups instead of a long battle-line, they gave the sun scant opportunity to light up the whole countryside at once, as he recently had done.

past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew

From this reading Then they drew apart and resumed their indifferent, disorderly route-step across the heavens, perhaps to spit again on the New England mountains farther east and then swing northward to merge into the fogs and snows of bleak Labrador.

the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

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

From this reading Then they drew apart and resumed their indifferent, disorderly route-step across the heavens, perhaps to spit again on the New England mountains farther east and then swing northward to merge into the fogs and snows of bleak Labrador.

less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

From this reading Even when they passed in straggling groups instead of a long battle-line, they gave the sun scant opportunity to light up the whole countryside at once, as he recently had done.

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading At times they closed into mass formation and drizzled cold scorn down on the impotent hills and the insignificant dwellers therein.

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From this reading CROSS TRAILS November marshaled her gray hosts and marched them across the Shawangunks.

marked by absence of sound

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

past form of “smear” — stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

plural of “snow” — precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading Then they drew apart and resumed their indifferent, disorderly route-step across the heavens, perhaps to spit again on the New England mountains farther east and then swing northward to merge into the fogs and snows of bleak Labrador.

expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth

From this reading Then they drew apart and resumed their indifferent, disorderly route-step across the heavens, perhaps to spit again on the New England mountains farther east and then swing northward to merge into the fogs and snows of bleak Labrador.

at a steady rate or pace

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly

From this reading Even when they passed in straggling groups instead of a long battle-line, they gave the sun scant opportunity to light up the whole countryside at once, as he recently had done.

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

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

From this reading Then they drew apart and resumed their indifferent, disorderly route-step across the heavens, perhaps to spit again on the New England mountains farther east and then swing northward to merge into the fogs and snows of bleak Labrador.

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

From this reading CROSS TRAILS November marshaled her gray hosts and marched them across the Shawangunks.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading CROSS TRAILS November marshaled her gray hosts and marched them across the Shawangunks.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then they drew apart and resumed their indifferent, disorderly route-step across the heavens, perhaps to spit again on the New England mountains farther east and then swing northward to merge into the fogs and snows of bleak Labrador.

(formal) in or into that thing or place

From this reading At times they closed into mass formation and drizzled cold scorn down on the impotent hills and the insignificant dwellers therein.

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

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading At times they closed into mass formation and drizzled cold scorn down on the impotent hills and the insignificant dwellers therein.

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

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

plural of “trail” — a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading CROSS TRAILS November marshaled her gray hosts and marched them across the Shawangunks.

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

From this reading Even when they passed in straggling groups instead of a long battle-line, they gave the sun scant opportunity to light up the whole countryside at once, as he recently had done.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

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

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

at the time that

From this reading Even when they passed in straggling groups instead of a long battle-line, they gave the sun scant opportunity to light up the whole countryside at once, as he recently had done.

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

From this reading Out of the west they came, a slow, silent, grim array of clouds, drifting steadily above the puny barrier of the mountains, covering the sky from rim to rim--a vast army which alternately smeared out the sun and allowed it to break through the gaps between their brigades.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading Even when they passed in straggling groups instead of a long battle-line, they gave the sun scant opportunity to light up the whole countryside at once, as he recently had done.