Chapter I

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

From this reading _Out of a future too dimly discerned to be comprehensible one was chosen.

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

From this reading From the east the night came on, as dark and as deep as the night that has no ending.

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

From this reading From the east the night came on, as dark and as deep as the night that has no ending.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _Out of a future too dimly discerned to be comprehensible one was chosen.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading The last songs of the birds came undisturbed through the dusk.

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

From this reading From the east the night came on, as dark and as deep as the night that has no ending.

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

From this reading _Out of a future too dimly discerned to be comprehensible one was chosen.

capable of being comprehended or understood

From this reading _Out of a future too dimly discerned to be comprehensible one was chosen.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Why--no one knew or could know._ Slowly, wearily, the yellow sun went down the sky.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading From the east the night came on, as dark and as deep as the night that has no ending.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading From the east the night came on, as dark and as deep as the night that has no ending.

in a dim indistinct manner

From this reading _Out of a future too dimly discerned to be comprehensible one was chosen.

past form of “discern” — detect with the senses

From this reading _Out of a future too dimly discerned to be comprehensible one was chosen.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Why--no one knew or could know._ Slowly, wearily, the yellow sun went down the sky.

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading The last songs of the birds came undisturbed through the dusk.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading From the east the night came on, as dark and as deep as the night that has no ending.

the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)

From this reading From the east the night came on, as dark and as deep as the night that has no ending.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From the east the night came on, as dark and as deep as the night that has no ending.

yet to be or coming

From this reading _Out of a future too dimly discerned to be comprehensible one was chosen.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading The last rays of the sun washed down over the planet, over the low rounded hills and the trees that grew on them, through the shallow valleys where the grass grew rank and luxurious.

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

From this reading The last rays of the sun washed down over the planet, over the low rounded hills and the trees that grew on them, through the shallow valleys where the grass grew rank and luxurious.

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

From this reading From the east the night came on, as dark and as deep as the night that has no ending.

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

From this reading The last rays of the sun washed down over the planet, over the low rounded hills and the trees that grew on them, through the shallow valleys where the grass grew rank and luxurious.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Why--no one knew or could know._ Slowly, wearily, the yellow sun went down the sky.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Why--no one knew or could know._ Slowly, wearily, the yellow sun went down the sky.

immediately past

From this reading The last rays of the sun washed down over the planet, over the low rounded hills and the trees that grew on them, through the shallow valleys where the grass grew rank and luxurious.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The last rays of the sun washed down over the planet, over the low rounded hills and the trees that grew on them, through the shallow valleys where the grass grew rank and luxurious.

displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses

From this reading The last rays of the sun washed down over the planet, over the low rounded hills and the trees that grew on them, through the shallow valleys where the grass grew rank and luxurious.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading From the east the night came on, as dark and as deep as the night that has no ending.

not any; not one

From this reading Why--no one knew or could know._ Slowly, wearily, the yellow sun went down the sky.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Out of a future too dimly discerned to be comprehensible one was chosen.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading From the east the night came on, as dark and as deep as the night that has no ending.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _Out of a future too dimly discerned to be comprehensible one was chosen.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Why--no one knew or could know._ Slowly, wearily, the yellow sun went down the sky.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading _Out of a future too dimly discerned to be comprehensible one was chosen.

above and across; more than

From this reading The last rays of the sun washed down over the planet, over the low rounded hills and the trees that grew on them, through the shallow valleys where the grass grew rank and luxurious.

(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light

From this reading The last rays of the sun washed down over the planet, over the low rounded hills and the trees that grew on them, through the shallow valleys where the grass grew rank and luxurious.

a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another

From this reading The last rays of the sun washed down over the planet, over the low rounded hills and the trees that grew on them, through the shallow valleys where the grass grew rank and luxurious.

plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)

From this reading The last rays of the sun washed down over the planet, over the low rounded hills and the trees that grew on them, through the shallow valleys where the grass grew rank and luxurious.

curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged

From this reading The last rays of the sun washed down over the planet, over the low rounded hills and the trees that grew on them, through the shallow valleys where the grass grew rank and luxurious.

lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

From this reading The last rays of the sun washed down over the planet, over the low rounded hills and the trees that grew on them, through the shallow valleys where the grass grew rank and luxurious.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading Why--no one knew or could know._ Slowly, wearily, the yellow sun went down the sky.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading Why--no one knew or could know._ Slowly, wearily, the yellow sun went down the sky.

plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words

From this reading The last songs of the birds came undisturbed through the dusk.

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

From this reading Why--no one knew or could know._ Slowly, wearily, the yellow sun went down the sky.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading From the east the night came on, as dark and as deep as the night that has no ending.

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

From this reading Why--no one knew or could know._ Slowly, wearily, the yellow sun went down the sky.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The last rays of the sun washed down over the planet, over the low rounded hills and the trees that grew on them, through the shallow valleys where the grass grew rank and luxurious.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The last rays of the sun washed down over the planet, over the low rounded hills and the trees that grew on them, through the shallow valleys where the grass grew rank and luxurious.

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

From this reading _Out of a future too dimly discerned to be comprehensible one was chosen.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading _Out of a future too dimly discerned to be comprehensible one was chosen.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading The last rays of the sun washed down over the planet, over the low rounded hills and the trees that grew on them, through the shallow valleys where the grass grew rank and luxurious.

untroubled by interference or disturbance

From this reading The last songs of the birds came undisturbed through the dusk.

plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading The last rays of the sun washed down over the planet, over the low rounded hills and the trees that grew on them, through the shallow valleys where the grass grew rank and luxurious.

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

From this reading _Out of a future too dimly discerned to be comprehensible one was chosen.

clean by virtue of having been washed in water

From this reading The last rays of the sun washed down over the planet, over the low rounded hills and the trees that grew on them, through the shallow valleys where the grass grew rank and luxurious.

in a weary manner

From this reading Why--no one knew or could know._ Slowly, wearily, the yellow sun went down the sky.

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

From this reading Why--no one knew or could know._ Slowly, wearily, the yellow sun went down the sky.

in or at the place that

From this reading The last rays of the sun washed down over the planet, over the low rounded hills and the trees that grew on them, through the shallow valleys where the grass grew rank and luxurious.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Why--no one knew or could know._ Slowly, wearily, the yellow sun went down the sky.

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

From this reading Why--no one knew or could know._ Slowly, wearily, the yellow sun went down the sky.