used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
(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 His anticipations were all of unmixed delight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
anticipationsnounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃənz/
plural of “anticipation” — an expectation
From this reading His anticipations were all of unmixed delight.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading With what fixed attention would his darling Julia, and even the restless Frances, listen to all he had to recount!
see with attention
From this reading "Behold! the red stars silently descend High Cromla's head of clouds is grey."
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
camletnoun
a garment made of camlet fabric
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "Towards Temora's groves rolls the lofty car Of Cormac."
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading "Behold! the red stars silently descend High Cromla's head of clouds is grey."
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
Cormac
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From this reading "Towards Temora's groves rolls the lofty car Of Cormac."
Cromla's
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From this reading "Behold! the red stars silently descend High Cromla's head of clouds is grey."
a special loved one
From this reading With what fixed attention would his darling Julia, and even the restless Frances, listen to all he had to recount!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading His anticipations were all of unmixed delight.
descendverbUS /dɪˈsend/
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading "Behold! the red stars silently descend High Cromla's head of clouds is grey."
divisible by two
From this reading With what fixed attention would his darling Julia, and even the restless Frances, listen to all he had to recount!
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading With what fixed attention would his darling Julia, and even the restless Frances, listen to all he had to recount!
FrancesnounUS /ˈfrænsɪs/
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading With what fixed attention would his darling Julia, and even the restless Frances, listen to all he had to recount!
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading "Behold! the red stars silently descend High Cromla's head of clouds is grey."
grovesnounUS /ɡroʊvz/
United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)
From this reading "Towards Temora's groves rolls the lofty car Of Cormac."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With what fixed attention would his darling Julia, and even the restless Frances, listen to all he had to recount!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With what fixed attention would his darling Julia, and even the restless Frances, listen to all he had to recount!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Behold! the red stars silently descend High Cromla's head of clouds is grey."
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Behold! the red stars silently descend High Cromla's head of clouds is grey."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His anticipations were all of unmixed delight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Behold! the red stars silently descend High Cromla's head of clouds is grey."
Julia
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From this reading With what fixed attention would his darling Julia, and even the restless Frances, listen to all he had to recount!
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
linedadjectiveUS /laɪnd/
bordered by a line of things
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
hear with intention
From this reading With what fixed attention would his darling Julia, and even the restless Frances, listen to all he had to recount!
loftyadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːfti/
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading "Towards Temora's groves rolls the lofty car Of Cormac."
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Behold! the red stars silently descend High Cromla's head of clouds is grey."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
plushadjectiveUS /plʌʃ/
characterized by extravagance and profusion
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
recountverbUS /rɪˈkaʊnt/
narrate or give a detailed account of
From this reading With what fixed attention would his darling Julia, and even the restless Frances, listen to all he had to recount!
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "Behold! the red stars silently descend High Cromla's head of clouds is grey."
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading With what fixed attention would his darling Julia, and even the restless Frances, listen to all he had to recount!
rollsnounUS /roʊlz/
plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis
From this reading "Towards Temora's groves rolls the lofty car Of Cormac."
scarletnounUS /ˈskɑːrlət/
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
without speaking
From this reading "Behold! the red stars silently descend High Cromla's head of clouds is grey."
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading "Behold! the red stars silently descend High Cromla's head of clouds is grey."
Temora's
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From this reading "Towards Temora's groves rolls the lofty car Of Cormac."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Behold! the red stars silently descend High Cromla's head of clouds is grey."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
the upper part of anything
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
in the direction of
From this reading "Towards Temora's groves rolls the lofty car Of Cormac."
travelsnounUS /ˈtrævəlz/
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
unmixedadjectiveUS /ənˈmɪkst/
not mixed with extraneous elements
From this reading His anticipations were all of unmixed delight.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His anticipations were all of unmixed delight.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading With what fixed attention would his darling Julia, and even the restless Frances, listen to all he had to recount!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading With what fixed attention would his darling Julia, and even the restless Frances, listen to all he had to recount!
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading We next find our hero, wrapped in a large boat cloak of blue camlet, lined with scarlet plush, and seated on the top of a mail coach; which, with more regard to expedition than to comfort, travels night and day towards the north.
