Chapter VIII

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From this reading Our physical systems having accustomed themselves to habits regulated by the clocks of Newfoundland, we were reluctant to rise at 7 A. M.; for subconsciousness suggested that it was but 3:30 A. M.

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From this reading Our physical systems having accustomed themselves to habits regulated by the clocks of Newfoundland, we were reluctant to rise at 7 A. M.; for subconsciousness suggested that it was but 3:30 A. M.

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From this reading Our physical systems having accustomed themselves to habits regulated by the clocks of Newfoundland, we were reluctant to rise at 7 A. M.; for subconsciousness suggested that it was but 3:30 A. M.

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

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

commonly used or practiced; usual

From this reading Our physical systems having accustomed themselves to habits regulated by the clocks of Newfoundland, we were reluctant to rise at 7 A. M.; for subconsciousness suggested that it was but 3:30 A. M.

making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

From this reading This difficulty of adjustment to the sudden change in time lasted for several days.

later than; following

From this reading To begin with, getting up in the morning, after a satisfactory sleep of nine hours, was strange.

the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

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From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

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

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading In our eastward flight of two thousand miles we had overtaken time, in less than the period between one sunset and another, to the extent of three and a half hours.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Our physical systems having accustomed themselves to habits regulated by the clocks of Newfoundland, we were reluctant to rise at 7 A. M.; for subconsciousness suggested that it was but 3:30 A. M.

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading To begin with, getting up in the morning, after a satisfactory sleep of nine hours, was strange.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading In our eastward flight of two thousand miles we had overtaken time, in less than the period between one sunset and another, to the extent of three and a half hours.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Our physical systems having accustomed themselves to habits regulated by the clocks of Newfoundland, we were reluctant to rise at 7 A. M.; for subconsciousness suggested that it was but 3:30 A. M.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Our physical systems having accustomed themselves to habits regulated by the clocks of Newfoundland, we were reluctant to rise at 7 A. M.; for subconsciousness suggested that it was but 3:30 A. M.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage

From this reading Our physical systems having accustomed themselves to habits regulated by the clocks of Newfoundland, we were reluctant to rise at 7 A. M.; for subconsciousness suggested that it was but 3:30 A. M.

close interaction

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

plural of “crowd” — a large number of things or people considered together

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading This difficulty of adjustment to the sudden change in time lasted for several days.

an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading This difficulty of adjustment to the sudden change in time lasted for several days.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

moving toward the east

From this reading In our eastward flight of two thousand miles we had overtaken time, in less than the period between one sunset and another, to the extent of three and a half hours.

the point or degree to which something extends

From this reading In our eastward flight of two thousand miles we had overtaken time, in less than the period between one sunset and another, to the extent of three and a half hours.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Our physical systems having accustomed themselves to habits regulated by the clocks of Newfoundland, we were reluctant to rise at 7 A. M.; for subconsciousness suggested that it was but 3:30 A. M.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading To begin with, getting up in the morning, after a satisfactory sleep of nine hours, was strange.

plural of “habit” — an established custom

From this reading Our physical systems having accustomed themselves to habits regulated by the clocks of Newfoundland, we were reluctant to rise at 7 A. M.; for subconsciousness suggested that it was but 3:30 A. M.

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

From this reading In our eastward flight of two thousand miles we had overtaken time, in less than the period between one sunset and another, to the extent of three and a half hours.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading In our eastward flight of two thousand miles we had overtaken time, in less than the period between one sunset and another, to the extent of three and a half hours.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Our physical systems having accustomed themselves to habits regulated by the clocks of Newfoundland, we were reluctant to rise at 7 A. M.; for subconsciousness suggested that it was but 3:30 A. M.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading To begin with, getting up in the morning, after a satisfactory sleep of nine hours, was strange.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

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

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

a state of separation between persons or groups

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Our physical systems having accustomed themselves to habits regulated by the clocks of Newfoundland, we were reluctant to rise at 7 A. M.; for subconsciousness suggested that it was but 3:30 A. M.

past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time

From this reading This difficulty of adjustment to the sudden change in time lasted for several days.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading In our eastward flight of two thousand miles we had overtaken time, in less than the period between one sunset and another, to the extent of three and a half hours.

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 AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading Our physical systems having accustomed themselves to habits regulated by the clocks of Newfoundland, we were reluctant to rise at 7 A. M.; for subconsciousness suggested that it was but 3:30 A. M.

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

From this reading In our eastward flight of two thousand miles we had overtaken time, in less than the period between one sunset and another, to the extent of three and a half hours.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading To begin with, getting up in the morning, after a satisfactory sleep of nine hours, was strange.

a breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse usually black coat; highly intelligent dogs and vigorous swimmers; developed in Newfoundland

From this reading Our physical systems having accustomed themselves to habits regulated by the clocks of Newfoundland, we were reluctant to rise at 7 A. M.; for subconsciousness suggested that it was but 3:30 A. M.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading To begin with, getting up in the morning, after a satisfactory sleep of nine hours, was strange.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In our eastward flight of two thousand miles we had overtaken time, in less than the period between one sunset and another, to the extent of three and a half hours.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading In our eastward flight of two thousand miles we had overtaken time, in less than the period between one sunset and another, to the extent of three and a half hours.

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake

From this reading In our eastward flight of two thousand miles we had overtaken time, in less than the period between one sunset and another, to the extent of three and a half hours.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

an amount of time

From this reading In our eastward flight of two thousand miles we had overtaken time, in less than the period between one sunset and another, to the extent of three and a half hours.

involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit

From this reading Our physical systems having accustomed themselves to habits regulated by the clocks of Newfoundland, we were reluctant to rise at 7 A. M.; for subconsciousness suggested that it was but 3:30 A. M.

commodities offered for sale

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

controlled or governed according to rule or principle or law

From this reading Our physical systems having accustomed themselves to habits regulated by the clocks of Newfoundland, we were reluctant to rise at 7 A. M.; for subconsciousness suggested that it was but 3:30 A. M.

unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

From this reading Our physical systems having accustomed themselves to habits regulated by the clocks of Newfoundland, we were reluctant to rise at 7 A. M.; for subconsciousness suggested that it was but 3:30 A. M.

move upward

From this reading Our physical systems having accustomed themselves to habits regulated by the clocks of Newfoundland, we were reluctant to rise at 7 A. M.; for subconsciousness suggested that it was but 3:30 A. M.

giving satisfaction

From this reading To begin with, getting up in the morning, after a satisfactory sleep of nine hours, was strange.

appearing as such but not necessarily so

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading This difficulty of adjustment to the sudden change in time lasted for several days.

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

From this reading To begin with, getting up in the morning, after a satisfactory sleep of nine hours, was strange.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading To begin with, getting up in the morning, after a satisfactory sleep of nine hours, was strange.

a state of mind not immediately available to consciousness

From this reading Our physical systems having accustomed themselves to habits regulated by the clocks of Newfoundland, we were reluctant to rise at 7 A. M.; for subconsciousness suggested that it was but 3:30 A. M.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading This difficulty of adjustment to the sudden change in time lasted for several days.

past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading Our physical systems having accustomed themselves to habits regulated by the clocks of Newfoundland, we were reluctant to rise at 7 A. M.; for subconsciousness suggested that it was but 3:30 A. M.

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading In our eastward flight of two thousand miles we had overtaken time, in less than the period between one sunset and another, to the extent of three and a half hours.

plural of “system” — instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading Our physical systems having accustomed themselves to habits regulated by the clocks of Newfoundland, we were reluctant to rise at 7 A. M.; for subconsciousness suggested that it was but 3:30 A. M.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading In our eastward flight of two thousand miles we had overtaken time, in less than the period between one sunset and another, to the extent of three and a half hours.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Our physical systems having accustomed themselves to habits regulated by the clocks of Newfoundland, we were reluctant to rise at 7 A. M.; for subconsciousness suggested that it was but 3:30 A. M.

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

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Our physical systems having accustomed themselves to habits regulated by the clocks of Newfoundland, we were reluctant to rise at 7 A. M.; for subconsciousness suggested that it was but 3:30 A. M.

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

From this reading This difficulty of adjustment to the sudden change in time lasted for several days.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading In our eastward flight of two thousand miles we had overtaken time, in less than the period between one sunset and another, to the extent of three and a half hours.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading In our eastward flight of two thousand miles we had overtaken time, in less than the period between one sunset and another, to the extent of three and a half hours.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading In our eastward flight of two thousand miles we had overtaken time, in less than the period between one sunset and another, to the extent of three and a half hours.

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

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading In our eastward flight of two thousand miles we had overtaken time, in less than the period between one sunset and another, to the extent of three and a half hours.

not expected or anticipated

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

the quality possessed by something that is unreal

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

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

From this reading To begin with, getting up in the morning, after a satisfactory sleep of nine hours, was strange.

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

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

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

From this reading To begin with, getting up in the morning, after a satisfactory sleep of nine hours, was strange.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading In our eastward flight of two thousand miles we had overtaken time, in less than the period between one sunset and another, to the extent of three and a half hours.

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

From this reading Our physical systems having accustomed themselves to habits regulated by the clocks of Newfoundland, we were reluctant to rise at 7 A. M.; for subconsciousness suggested that it was but 3:30 A. M.

in the company of; together with

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.

a place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder

From this reading AFTERMATH OF ARRIVAL Alcock and I awoke to find ourselves in a wonderland of seeming unreality--the product of violent change from utter isolation during the long flight to unexpected contact with crowds of people interested in us.