Chapter XXXII

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

From this reading A week later, Margaret was out to walk on the barren.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading She had walked far, though her step had been slow; it seemed to her that her step would always be slow now, her effort must be to keep it steady.

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

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

providing no shelter or sustenance

From this reading A week later, Margaret was out to walk on the barren.

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

From this reading She had walked far, though her step had been slow; it seemed to her that her step would always be slow now, her effort must be to keep it steady.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She had walked far, though her step had been slow; it seemed to her that her step would always be slow now, her effort must be to keep it steady.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

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

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading She had reached a point where there rose on the green level a little mound-like island of a different growth, its top covered with palmetto-trees.

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From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading She had reached a point where there rose on the green level a little mound-like island of a different growth, its top covered with palmetto-trees.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading She had walked far, though her step had been slow; it seemed to her that her step would always be slow now, her effort must be to keep it steady.

large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity

From this reading She made her way to the summit; though the height of the little hill was low, the view one obtained there was extensive, like that from a small light-house in a salt-marsh.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading She had walked far, though her step had been slow; it seemed to her that her step would always be slow now, her effort must be to keep it steady.

plural of “fern” — any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She made her way to the summit; though the height of the little hill was low, the view one obtained there was extensive, like that from a small light-house in a salt-marsh.

assemble or get together

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading She had reached a point where there rose on the green level a little mound-like island of a different growth, its top covered with palmetto-trees.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading She had reached a point where there rose on the green level a little mound-like island of a different growth, its top covered with palmetto-trees.

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

From this reading She had walked far, though her step had been slow; it seemed to her that her step would always be slow now, her effort must be to keep it steady.

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

From this reading She made her way to the summit; though the height of the little hill was low, the view one obtained there was extensive, like that from a small light-house in a salt-marsh.

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

From this reading She had walked far, though her step had been slow; it seemed to her that her step would always be slow now, her effort must be to keep it steady.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading She made her way to the summit; though the height of the little hill was low, the view one obtained there was extensive, like that from a small light-house in a salt-marsh.

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

From this reading She made her way to the summit; though the height of the little hill was low, the view one obtained there was extensive, like that from a small light-house in a salt-marsh.

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

From this reading She had reached a point where there rose on the green level a little mound-like island of a different growth, its top covered with palmetto-trees.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She had walked far, though her step had been slow; it seemed to her that her step would always be slow now, her effort must be to keep it steady.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading She had reached a point where there rose on the green level a little mound-like island of a different growth, its top covered with palmetto-trees.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading She had walked far, though her step had been slow; it seemed to her that her step would always be slow now, her effort must be to keep it steady.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading A week later, Margaret was out to walk on the barren.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading She had reached a point where there rose on the green level a little mound-like island of a different growth, its top covered with palmetto-trees.

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From this reading She made her way to the summit; though the height of the little hill was low, the view one obtained there was extensive, like that from a small light-house in a salt-marsh.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading She made her way to the summit; though the height of the little hill was low, the view one obtained there was extensive, like that from a small light-house in a salt-marsh.

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

From this reading She had reached a point where there rose on the green level a little mound-like island of a different growth, its top covered with palmetto-trees.

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 Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

for more time

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading She made her way to the summit; though the height of the little hill was low, the view one obtained there was extensive, like that from a small light-house in a salt-marsh.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading She made her way to the summit; though the height of the little hill was low, the view one obtained there was extensive, like that from a small light-house in a salt-marsh.

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

From this reading A week later, Margaret was out to walk on the barren.

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

From this reading She had reached a point where there rose on the green level a little mound-like island of a different growth, its top covered with palmetto-trees.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading She had walked far, though her step had been slow; it seemed to her that her step would always be slow now, her effort must be to keep it steady.

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

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

not any; not one

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

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

From this reading She had walked far, though her step had been slow; it seemed to her that her step would always be slow now, her effort must be to keep it steady.

past form of “obtain” — come into possession of

From this reading She made her way to the summit; though the height of the little hill was low, the view one obtained there was extensive, like that from a small light-house in a salt-marsh.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She had reached a point where there rose on the green level a little mound-like island of a different growth, its top covered with palmetto-trees.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A week later, Margaret was out to walk on the barren.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She made her way to the summit; though the height of the little hill was low, the view one obtained there was extensive, like that from a small light-house in a salt-marsh.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading A week later, Margaret was out to walk on the barren.

above and across; more than

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

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

From this reading She had reached a point where there rose on the green level a little mound-like island of a different growth, its top covered with palmetto-trees.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading She had reached a point where there rose on the green level a little mound-like island of a different growth, its top covered with palmetto-trees.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading She had reached a point where there rose on the green level a little mound-like island of a different growth, its top covered with palmetto-trees.

not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading She had reached a point where there rose on the green level a little mound-like island of a different growth, its top covered with palmetto-trees.

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

From this reading She made her way to the summit; though the height of the little hill was low, the view one obtained there was extensive, like that from a small light-house in a salt-marsh.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading She had walked far, though her step had been slow; it seemed to her that her step would always be slow now, her effort must be to keep it steady.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She had walked far, though her step had been slow; it seemed to her that her step would always be slow now, her effort must be to keep it steady.

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading She had walked far, though her step had been slow; it seemed to her that her step would always be slow now, her effort must be to keep it steady.

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

From this reading She made her way to the summit; though the height of the little hill was low, the view one obtained there was extensive, like that from a small light-house in a salt-marsh.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

plural of “stalk” — material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

make steady

From this reading She had walked far, though her step had been slow; it seemed to her that her step would always be slow now, her effort must be to keep it steady.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading She had walked far, though her step had been slow; it seemed to her that her step would always be slow now, her effort must be to keep it steady.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

From this reading She made her way to the summit; though the height of the little hill was low, the view one obtained there was extensive, like that from a small light-house in a salt-marsh.

the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She had walked far, though her step had been slow; it seemed to her that her step would always be slow now, her effort must be to keep it steady.

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

From this reading A week later, Margaret was out to walk on the barren.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

in or at that place or location

From this reading She had reached a point where there rose on the green level a little mound-like island of a different growth, its top covered with palmetto-trees.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading She had walked far, though her step had been slow; it seemed to her that her step would always be slow now, her effort must be to keep it steady.

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

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

From this reading A week later, Margaret was out to walk on the barren.

the upper part of anything

From this reading She had reached a point where there rose on the green level a little mound-like island of a different growth, its top covered with palmetto-trees.

-ing form of “unroll” — reverse the winding or twisting of

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading She made her way to the summit; though the height of the little hill was low, the view one obtained there was extensive, like that from a small light-house in a salt-marsh.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading A week later, Margaret was out to walk on the barren.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading She had walked far, though her step had been slow; it seemed to her that her step would always be slow now, her effort must be to keep it steady.

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

From this reading A week later, Margaret was out to walk on the barren.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading She made her way to the summit; though the height of the little hill was low, the view one obtained there was extensive, like that from a small light-house in a salt-marsh.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading A week later, Margaret was out to walk on the barren.

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

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

at the time that

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

in or at the place that

From this reading She had reached a point where there rose on the green level a little mound-like island of a different growth, its top covered with palmetto-trees.

in the company of; together with

From this reading She had reached a point where there rose on the green level a little mound-like island of a different growth, its top covered with palmetto-trees.

having a fluffy character or appearance

From this reading Where she stood there was a cleared space--the ground had been burned over not long before; on this brown surface the crosiers of new ferns were unrolling themselves, and when tired of the broad barren, her eyes rested on their little fresh stalks, green and woolly, though she no longer stooped to gather them.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading She had walked far, though her step had been slow; it seemed to her that her step would always be slow now, her effort must be to keep it steady.