Chapter XXIV

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

From this reading AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading There was no brightness in the dingy sky, which hung low above the mastheads, but the water gleamed curiously, and no longer lapped along the steamer's rusty plates.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading There was no brightness in the dingy sky, which hung low above the mastheads, but the water gleamed curiously, and no longer lapped along the steamer's rusty plates.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.

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

From this reading AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.

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

From this reading It lay still beneath her hove-up bilge, giving up a hot, sour smell, and Jefferson, who came out of the skipper's room, touched Austin as he gazed at it.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It lay still beneath her hove-up bilge, giving up a hot, sour smell, and Jefferson, who came out of the skipper's room, touched Austin as he gazed at it.

state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas

From this reading AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.

the act of providing approval and support

From this reading Something's backing up the ebb," he said.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "The stream should have been setting down by now.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading It lay still beneath her hove-up bilge, giving up a hot, sour smell, and Jefferson, who came out of the skipper's room, touched Austin as he gazed at it.

water accumulated in the bilge of a ship

From this reading It lay still beneath her hove-up bilge, giving up a hot, sour smell, and Jefferson, who came out of the skipper's room, touched Austin as he gazed at it.

the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white

From this reading There was no brightness in the dingy sky, which hung low above the mastheads, but the water gleamed curiously, and no longer lapped along the steamer's rusty plates.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There was no brightness in the dingy sky, which hung low above the mastheads, but the water gleamed curiously, and no longer lapped along the steamer's rusty plates.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "The stream should have been setting down by now.

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

From this reading It lay still beneath her hove-up bilge, giving up a hot, sour smell, and Jefferson, who came out of the skipper's room, touched Austin as he gazed at it.

comparative of “clear” — readily apparent to the mind

From this reading AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.

a slight indication

From this reading AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.

in a manner differing from the usual or expected

From this reading There was no brightness in the dingy sky, which hung low above the mastheads, but the water gleamed curiously, and no longer lapped along the steamer's rusty plates.

thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

From this reading There was no brightness in the dingy sky, which hung low above the mastheads, but the water gleamed curiously, and no longer lapped along the steamer's rusty plates.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.

flow back or recede

From this reading Something's backing up the ebb," he said.

plural of “find” — a productive insight

From this reading AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.

(of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing

From this reading AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.

past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading It lay still beneath her hove-up bilge, giving up a hot, sour smell, and Jefferson, who came out of the skipper's room, touched Austin as he gazed at it.

the act of giving

From this reading It lay still beneath her hove-up bilge, giving up a hot, sour smell, and Jefferson, who came out of the skipper's room, touched Austin as he gazed at it.

past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet

From this reading There was no brightness in the dingy sky, which hung low above the mastheads, but the water gleamed curiously, and no longer lapped along the steamer's rusty plates.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.

(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 AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "The stream should have been setting down by now.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It lay still beneath her hove-up bilge, giving up a hot, sour smell, and Jefferson, who came out of the skipper's room, touched Austin as he gazed at it.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.

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

From this reading It lay still beneath her hove-up bilge, giving up a hot, sour smell, and Jefferson, who came out of the skipper's room, touched Austin as he gazed at it.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading It lay still beneath her hove-up bilge, giving up a hot, sour smell, and Jefferson, who came out of the skipper's room, touched Austin as he gazed at it.

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

From this reading It lay still beneath her hove-up bilge, giving up a hot, sour smell, and Jefferson, who came out of the skipper's room, touched Austin as he gazed at it.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading There was no brightness in the dingy sky, which hung low above the mastheads, but the water gleamed curiously, and no longer lapped along the steamer's rusty plates.

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

From this reading AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It lay still beneath her hove-up bilge, giving up a hot, sour smell, and Jefferson, who came out of the skipper's room, touched Austin as he gazed at it.

3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)

From this reading It lay still beneath her hove-up bilge, giving up a hot, sour smell, and Jefferson, who came out of the skipper's room, touched Austin as he gazed at it.

inflected form of “lap” — lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another

From this reading There was no brightness in the dingy sky, which hung low above the mastheads, but the water gleamed curiously, and no longer lapped along the steamer's rusty plates.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading It lay still beneath her hove-up bilge, giving up a hot, sour smell, and Jefferson, who came out of the skipper's room, touched Austin as he gazed at it.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.

for more time

From this reading There was no brightness in the dingy sky, which hung low above the mastheads, but the water gleamed curiously, and no longer lapped along the steamer's rusty plates.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading There was no brightness in the dingy sky, which hung low above the mastheads, but the water gleamed curiously, and no longer lapped along the steamer's rusty plates.

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

From this reading AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.

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

From this reading There was no brightness in the dingy sky, which hung low above the mastheads, but the water gleamed curiously, and no longer lapped along the steamer's rusty plates.

become covered with mist

From this reading AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.

not any; not one

From this reading There was no brightness in the dingy sky, which hung low above the mastheads, but the water gleamed curiously, and no longer lapped along the steamer's rusty plates.

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

From this reading "The stream should have been setting down by now.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It lay still beneath her hove-up bilge, giving up a hot, sour smell, and Jefferson, who came out of the skipper's room, touched Austin as he gazed at it.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It lay still beneath her hove-up bilge, giving up a hot, sour smell, and Jefferson, who came out of the skipper's room, touched Austin as he gazed at it.

plural of “plate” — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

From this reading There was no brightness in the dingy sky, which hung low above the mastheads, but the water gleamed curiously, and no longer lapped along the steamer's rusty plates.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading It lay still beneath her hove-up bilge, giving up a hot, sour smell, and Jefferson, who came out of the skipper's room, touched Austin as he gazed at it.

covered with or consisting of rust

From this reading There was no brightness in the dingy sky, which hung low above the mastheads, but the water gleamed curiously, and no longer lapped along the steamer's rusty plates.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Something's backing up the ebb," he said.

the context and environment in which something is set

From this reading "The stream should have been setting down by now.

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

From this reading AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "The stream should have been setting down by now.

possessive form of “skipper” — a student who fails to attend classes

From this reading It lay still beneath her hove-up bilge, giving up a hot, sour smell, and Jefferson, who came out of the skipper's room, touched Austin as he gazed at it.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading There was no brightness in the dingy sky, which hung low above the mastheads, but the water gleamed curiously, and no longer lapped along the steamer's rusty plates.

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading It lay still beneath her hove-up bilge, giving up a hot, sour smell, and Jefferson, who came out of the skipper's room, touched Austin as he gazed at it.

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

From this reading Something's backing up the ebb," he said.

go sour or spoil

From this reading It lay still beneath her hove-up bilge, giving up a hot, sour smell, and Jefferson, who came out of the skipper's room, touched Austin as he gazed at it.

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

From this reading There was no brightness in the dingy sky, which hung low above the mastheads, but the water gleamed curiously, and no longer lapped along the steamer's rusty plates.

not in physical motion

From this reading It lay still beneath her hove-up bilge, giving up a hot, sour smell, and Jefferson, who came out of the skipper's room, touched Austin as he gazed at it.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading "The stream should have been setting down by now.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.

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

From this reading AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was no brightness in the dingy sky, which hung low above the mastheads, but the water gleamed curiously, and no longer lapped along the steamer's rusty plates.

having come into contact

From this reading It lay still beneath her hove-up bilge, giving up a hot, sour smell, and Jefferson, who came out of the skipper's room, touched Austin as he gazed at it.

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

From this reading It lay still beneath her hove-up bilge, giving up a hot, sour smell, and Jefferson, who came out of the skipper's room, touched Austin as he gazed at it.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.

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

From this reading AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading There was no brightness in the dingy sky, which hung low above the mastheads, but the water gleamed curiously, and no longer lapped along the steamer's rusty plates.

at the time that

From this reading AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.

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

From this reading There was no brightness in the dingy sky, which hung low above the mastheads, but the water gleamed curiously, and no longer lapped along the steamer's rusty plates.

which person or people

From this reading It lay still beneath her hove-up bilge, giving up a hot, sour smell, and Jefferson, who came out of the skipper's room, touched Austin as he gazed at it.

without or almost without wind

From this reading AUSTIN FINDS A CLUE The grey light was growing clearer, and the mangroves taking shape among the fleecy mist, when Austin stood looking down upon the creek in the heavy, windless morning.