Chapter XII

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

From this reading _MAURICE GREY._ But the living and the lost-- For _them_ our souls must weep; For them we suffer a yearning pain That will not let us sleep.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading It was July, hot and radiant, but in the depths of those woods coolness is always attainable.

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

From this reading _MAURICE GREY._ But the living and the lost-- For _them_ our souls must weep; For them we suffer a yearning pain That will not let us sleep.

capable of being attained or accomplished

From this reading It was July, hot and radiant, but in the depths of those woods coolness is always attainable.

a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

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

From this reading By one of the broad silver lakes, under a group of birches that rose gracefully from its shores, a young man was resting through the noontide.

seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

the people of Great Britain

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading By one of the broad silver lakes, under a group of birches that rose gracefully from its shores, a young man was resting through the noontide.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _MAURICE GREY._ But the living and the lost-- For _them_ our souls must weep; For them we suffer a yearning pain That will not let us sleep.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

plural of “castle” — a large and stately mansion

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading A change.

calm and unruffled self-assurance

From this reading It was July, hot and radiant, but in the depths of those woods coolness is always attainable.

(plural) the deepest and most remote part

From this reading It was July, hot and radiant, but in the depths of those woods coolness is always attainable.

having variety of character or form or components; or having increased variety

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

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

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _MAURICE GREY._ But the living and the lost-- For _them_ our souls must weep; For them we suffer a yearning pain That will not let us sleep.

plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

in a graceful manner

From this reading By one of the broad silver lakes, under a group of birches that rose gracefully from its shores, a young man was resting through the noontide.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

comparative of “gray” — of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading _MAURICE GREY._ But the living and the lost-- For _them_ our souls must weep; For them we suffer a yearning pain That will not let us sleep.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading By one of the broad silver lakes, under a group of birches that rose gracefully from its shores, a young man was resting through the noontide.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading It was July, hot and radiant, but in the depths of those woods coolness is always attainable.

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

From this reading It was July, hot and radiant, but in the depths of those woods coolness is always attainable.

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

From this reading It was July, hot and radiant, but in the depths of those woods coolness is always attainable.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was July, hot and radiant, but in the depths of those woods coolness is always attainable.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading By one of the broad silver lakes, under a group of birches that rose gracefully from its shores, a young man was resting through the noontide.

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading It was July, hot and radiant, but in the depths of those woods coolness is always attainable.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading By one of the broad silver lakes, under a group of birches that rose gracefully from its shores, a young man was resting through the noontide.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading _MAURICE GREY._ But the living and the lost-- For _them_ our souls must weep; For them we suffer a yearning pain That will not let us sleep.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading _MAURICE GREY._ But the living and the lost-- For _them_ our souls must weep; For them we suffer a yearning pain That will not let us sleep.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading _MAURICE GREY._ But the living and the lost-- For _them_ our souls must weep; For them we suffer a yearning pain That will not let us sleep.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading By one of the broad silver lakes, under a group of birches that rose gracefully from its shores, a young man was resting through the noontide.

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

From this reading _MAURICE GREY._ But the living and the lost-- For _them_ our souls must weep; For them we suffer a yearning pain That will not let us sleep.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading _MAURICE GREY._ But the living and the lost-- For _them_ our souls must weep; For them we suffer a yearning pain That will not let us sleep.

the middle of the day

From this reading By one of the broad silver lakes, under a group of birches that rose gracefully from its shores, a young man was resting through the noontide.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _MAURICE GREY._ But the living and the lost-- For _them_ our souls must weep; For them we suffer a yearning pain That will not let us sleep.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading By one of the broad silver lakes, under a group of birches that rose gracefully from its shores, a young man was resting through the noontide.

and nothing more

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading _MAURICE GREY._ But the living and the lost-- For _them_ our souls must weep; For them we suffer a yearning pain That will not let us sleep.

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading _MAURICE GREY._ But the living and the lost-- For _them_ our souls must weep; For them we suffer a yearning pain That will not let us sleep.

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

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

a purple color or pigment

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

radiating or as if radiating light

From this reading It was July, hot and radiant, but in the depths of those woods coolness is always attainable.

-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position

From this reading By one of the broad silver lakes, under a group of birches that rose gracefully from its shores, a young man was resting through the noontide.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading By one of the broad silver lakes, under a group of birches that rose gracefully from its shores, a young man was resting through the noontide.

a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading By one of the broad silver lakes, under a group of birches that rose gracefully from its shores, a young man was resting through the noontide.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading _MAURICE GREY._ But the living and the lost-- For _them_ our souls must weep; For them we suffer a yearning pain That will not let us sleep.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading _MAURICE GREY._ But the living and the lost-- For _them_ our souls must weep; For them we suffer a yearning pain That will not let us sleep.

undergo or be subjected to

From this reading _MAURICE GREY._ But the living and the lost-- For _them_ our souls must weep; For them we suffer a yearning pain That will not let us sleep.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _MAURICE GREY._ But the living and the lost-- For _them_ our souls must weep; For them we suffer a yearning pain That will not let us sleep.

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

From this reading _MAURICE GREY._ But the living and the lost-- For _them_ our souls must weep; For them we suffer a yearning pain That will not let us sleep.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _MAURICE GREY._ But the living and the lost-- For _them_ our souls must weep; For them we suffer a yearning pain That will not let us sleep.

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

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading By one of the broad silver lakes, under a group of birches that rose gracefully from its shores, a young man was resting through the noontide.

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

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading By one of the broad silver lakes, under a group of birches that rose gracefully from its shores, a young man was resting through the noontide.

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

From this reading _MAURICE GREY._ But the living and the lost-- For _them_ our souls must weep; For them we suffer a yearning pain That will not let us sleep.

plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

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

From this reading It was July, hot and radiant, but in the depths of those woods coolness is always attainable.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _MAURICE GREY._ But the living and the lost-- For _them_ our souls must weep; For them we suffer a yearning pain That will not let us sleep.

shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

From this reading _MAURICE GREY._ But the living and the lost-- For _them_ our souls must weep; For them we suffer a yearning pain That will not let us sleep.

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

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

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 From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading _MAURICE GREY._ But the living and the lost-- For _them_ our souls must weep; For them we suffer a yearning pain That will not let us sleep.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading It was July, hot and radiant, but in the depths of those woods coolness is always attainable.

prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

From this reading _MAURICE GREY._ But the living and the lost-- For _them_ our souls must weep; For them we suffer a yearning pain That will not let us sleep.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties

From this reading From the shores of the gray British seas to those of the grayer Baltic--from the yellow sands and purple moors of Yorkshire to the wellnigh boundless forests and plains of Western Russia--thousands of miles of wood, lake and river, only diversified by some few castles and villages.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading By one of the broad silver lakes, under a group of birches that rose gracefully from its shores, a young man was resting through the noontide.