Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

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

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The morning, which must have been toward the end of September--Stern had lost accurate count but reckoned the day at about the twenty-fifth--dawned clear and bracing, with just a tang of winelike exhilaration in the air.

conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy

From this reading The morning, which must have been toward the end of September--Stern had lost accurate count but reckoned the day at about the twenty-fifth--dawned clear and bracing, with just a tang of winelike exhilaration in the air.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading The morning, which must have been toward the end of September--Stern had lost accurate count but reckoned the day at about the twenty-fifth--dawned clear and bracing, with just a tang of winelike exhilaration in the air.

(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 LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

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

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was at daylight that they started from the little shack in the edge of the forest.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Before them the beach spread away and away to eastward, beyond the line of vision, a broad and yellow road to bid them travel on.

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading Both were refreshed by a long sleep and by a plunge in the curling breakers that now, at high tide, were driven up the beach by a stiff sea-breeze.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The morning, which must have been toward the end of September--Stern had lost accurate count but reckoned the day at about the twenty-fifth--dawned clear and bracing, with just a tang of winelike exhilaration in the air.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before them the beach spread away and away to eastward, beyond the line of vision, a broad and yellow road to bid them travel on.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Before them the beach spread away and away to eastward, beyond the line of vision, a broad and yellow road to bid them travel on.

propose a payment

From this reading Before them the beach spread away and away to eastward, beyond the line of vision, a broad and yellow road to bid them travel on.

the two together, not just one

From this reading Both were refreshed by a long sleep and by a plunge in the curling breakers that now, at high tide, were driven up the beach by a stiff sea-breeze.

a structural member used to stiffen a framework

From this reading The morning, which must have been toward the end of September--Stern had lost accurate count but reckoned the day at about the twenty-fifth--dawned clear and bracing, with just a tang of winelike exhilaration in the air.

waves breaking on the shore

From this reading Both were refreshed by a long sleep and by a plunge in the curling breakers that now, at high tide, were driven up the beach by a stiff sea-breeze.

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

From this reading Before them the beach spread away and away to eastward, beyond the line of vision, a broad and yellow road to bid them travel on.

lacking funds

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

placed in a grave

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The morning, which must have been toward the end of September--Stern had lost accurate count but reckoned the day at about the twenty-fifth--dawned clear and bracing, with just a tang of winelike exhilaration in the air.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Both were refreshed by a long sleep and by a plunge in the curling breakers that now, at high tide, were driven up the beach by a stiff sea-breeze.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

rid of obstructions

From this reading The morning, which must have been toward the end of September--Stern had lost accurate count but reckoned the day at about the twenty-fifth--dawned clear and bracing, with just a tang of winelike exhilaration in the air.

the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

determine the number or amount of

From this reading The morning, which must have been toward the end of September--Stern had lost accurate count but reckoned the day at about the twenty-fifth--dawned clear and bracing, with just a tang of winelike exhilaration in the air.

a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target

From this reading Both were refreshed by a long sleep and by a plunge in the curling breakers that now, at high tide, were driven up the beach by a stiff sea-breeze.

past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

From this reading The morning, which must have been toward the end of September--Stern had lost accurate count but reckoned the day at about the twenty-fifth--dawned clear and bracing, with just a tang of winelike exhilaration in the air.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The morning, which must have been toward the end of September--Stern had lost accurate count but reckoned the day at about the twenty-fifth--dawned clear and bracing, with just a tang of winelike exhilaration in the air.

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

From this reading It was at daylight that they started from the little shack in the edge of the forest.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading Both were refreshed by a long sleep and by a plunge in the curling breakers that now, at high tide, were driven up the beach by a stiff sea-breeze.

moving toward the east

From this reading Before them the beach spread away and away to eastward, beyond the line of vision, a broad and yellow road to bid them travel on.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading It was at daylight that they started from the little shack in the edge of the forest.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading The morning, which must have been toward the end of September--Stern had lost accurate count but reckoned the day at about the twenty-fifth--dawned clear and bracing, with just a tang of winelike exhilaration in the air.

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading The morning, which must have been toward the end of September--Stern had lost accurate count but reckoned the day at about the twenty-fifth--dawned clear and bracing, with just a tang of winelike exhilaration in the air.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading It was at daylight that they started from the little shack in the edge of the forest.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was at daylight that they started from the little shack in the edge of the forest.

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

From this reading The morning, which must have been toward the end of September--Stern had lost accurate count but reckoned the day at about the twenty-fifth--dawned clear and bracing, with just a tang of winelike exhilaration in the air.

past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The morning, which must have been toward the end of September--Stern had lost accurate count but reckoned the day at about the twenty-fifth--dawned clear and bracing, with just a tang of winelike exhilaration in the air.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Both were refreshed by a long sleep and by a plunge in the curling breakers that now, at high tide, were driven up the beach by a stiff sea-breeze.

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

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was at daylight that they started from the little shack in the edge of the forest.

and nothing more

From this reading The morning, which must have been toward the end of September--Stern had lost accurate count but reckoned the day at about the twenty-fifth--dawned clear and bracing, with just a tang of winelike exhilaration in the air.

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Before them the beach spread away and away to eastward, beyond the line of vision, a broad and yellow road to bid them travel on.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It was at daylight that they started from the little shack in the edge of the forest.

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 LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

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

From this reading The morning, which must have been toward the end of September--Stern had lost accurate count but reckoned the day at about the twenty-fifth--dawned clear and bracing, with just a tang of winelike exhilaration in the air.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The morning, which must have been toward the end of September--Stern had lost accurate count but reckoned the day at about the twenty-fifth--dawned clear and bracing, with just a tang of winelike exhilaration in the air.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading The morning, which must have been toward the end of September--Stern had lost accurate count but reckoned the day at about the twenty-fifth--dawned clear and bracing, with just a tang of winelike exhilaration in the air.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Both were refreshed by a long sleep and by a plunge in the curling breakers that now, at high tide, were driven up the beach by a stiff sea-breeze.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Before them the beach spread away and away to eastward, beyond the line of vision, a broad and yellow road to bid them travel on.

fraught with danger

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

thrust or throw into

From this reading Both were refreshed by a long sleep and by a plunge in the curling breakers that now, at high tide, were driven up the beach by a stiff sea-breeze.

plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

past form of “reckon” — expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading The morning, which must have been toward the end of September--Stern had lost accurate count but reckoned the day at about the twenty-fifth--dawned clear and bracing, with just a tang of winelike exhilaration in the air.

with restored energy

From this reading Both were refreshed by a long sleep and by a plunge in the curling breakers that now, at high tide, were driven up the beach by a stiff sea-breeze.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Before them the beach spread away and away to eastward, beyond the line of vision, a broad and yellow road to bid them travel on.

plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

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From this reading Both were refreshed by a long sleep and by a plunge in the curling breakers that now, at high tide, were driven up the beach by a stiff sea-breeze.

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading The morning, which must have been toward the end of September--Stern had lost accurate count but reckoned the day at about the twenty-fifth--dawned clear and bracing, with just a tang of winelike exhilaration in the air.

small crude shelter used as a dwelling

From this reading It was at daylight that they started from the little shack in the edge of the forest.

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

From this reading Both were refreshed by a long sleep and by a plunge in the curling breakers that now, at high tide, were driven up the beach by a stiff sea-breeze.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading Before them the beach spread away and away to eastward, beyond the line of vision, a broad and yellow road to bid them travel on.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading It was at daylight that they started from the little shack in the edge of the forest.

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect

From this reading The morning, which must have been toward the end of September--Stern had lost accurate count but reckoned the day at about the twenty-fifth--dawned clear and bracing, with just a tang of winelike exhilaration in the air.

not moving or operating freely

From this reading Both were refreshed by a long sleep and by a plunge in the curling breakers that now, at high tide, were driven up the beach by a stiff sea-breeze.

a tart spicy quality

From this reading The morning, which must have been toward the end of September--Stern had lost accurate count but reckoned the day at about the twenty-fifth--dawned clear and bracing, with just a tang of winelike exhilaration in the air.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was at daylight that they started from the little shack in the edge of the forest.

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

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Before them the beach spread away and away to eastward, beyond the line of vision, a broad and yellow road to bid them travel on.

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

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading Both were refreshed by a long sleep and by a plunge in the curling breakers that now, at high tide, were driven up the beach by a stiff sea-breeze.

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

From this reading Before them the beach spread away and away to eastward, beyond the line of vision, a broad and yellow road to bid them travel on.

in the direction of

From this reading The morning, which must have been toward the end of September--Stern had lost accurate count but reckoned the day at about the twenty-fifth--dawned clear and bracing, with just a tang of winelike exhilaration in the air.

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

From this reading Before them the beach spread away and away to eastward, beyond the line of vision, a broad and yellow road to bid them travel on.

a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

coming next after the twenty-fourth in position

From this reading The morning, which must have been toward the end of September--Stern had lost accurate count but reckoned the day at about the twenty-fifth--dawned clear and bracing, with just a tang of winelike exhilaration in the air.

characterized by hard work and perseverance

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

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

From this reading Both were refreshed by a long sleep and by a plunge in the curling breakers that now, at high tide, were driven up the beach by a stiff sea-breeze.

a vivid mental image

From this reading Before them the beach spread away and away to eastward, beyond the line of vision, a broad and yellow road to bid them travel on.

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

From this reading It was at daylight that they started from the little shack in the edge of the forest.

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

From this reading Both were refreshed by a long sleep and by a plunge in the curling breakers that now, at high tide, were driven up the beach by a stiff sea-breeze.

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

From this reading The morning, which must have been toward the end of September--Stern had lost accurate count but reckoned the day at about the twenty-fifth--dawned clear and bracing, with just a tang of winelike exhilaration in the air.

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

From this reading The morning, which must have been toward the end of September--Stern had lost accurate count but reckoned the day at about the twenty-fifth--dawned clear and bracing, with just a tang of winelike exhilaration in the air.

in the company of; together with

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading LABOR AND COMRADESHIP Four days later, having hastened all their preparations and worked with untiring energy, they broke camp for the long, perilous trek in quest of the ruins of a dead and buried city.

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

From this reading Before them the beach spread away and away to eastward, beyond the line of vision, a broad and yellow road to bid them travel on.