Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

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

From this reading We gained the top, a boundless plain Spreads onward.

(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 “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

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

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

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

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

for a short time

From this reading My heart turned sick, my brain grew sore, And throbbed awhile, then beat no more, The sky spun like a mighty wheel, And a slight flash sprang o'er my eyes, Which saw no farther.”

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

From this reading My heart turned sick, my brain grew sore, And throbbed awhile, then beat no more, The sky spun like a mighty wheel, And a slight flash sprang o'er my eyes, Which saw no farther.”

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

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From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent

From this reading We gained the top, a boundless plain Spreads onward.

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading My heart turned sick, my brain grew sore, And throbbed awhile, then beat no more, The sky spun like a mighty wheel, And a slight flash sprang o'er my eyes, Which saw no farther.”

full of energetic and noisy activity

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

ride at a canter

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

the process of giving careful thought to something

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

your usual mood

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

plural of “down” — soft fine feathers

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

plural of “dwelling” — housing that someone is living in

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

easily excited

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

opinion or judgment

From this reading My heart turned sick, my brain grew sore, And throbbed awhile, then beat no more, The sky spun like a mighty wheel, And a slight flash sprang o'er my eyes, Which saw no farther.”

more distant in especially space or time

From this reading My heart turned sick, my brain grew sore, And throbbed awhile, then beat no more, The sky spun like a mighty wheel, And a slight flash sprang o'er my eyes, Which saw no farther.”

the side of military or naval formation

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading My heart turned sick, my brain grew sore, And throbbed awhile, then beat no more, The sky spun like a mighty wheel, And a slight flash sprang o'er my eyes, Which saw no farther.”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

past form of “gain” — obtain

From this reading We gained the top, a boundless plain Spreads onward.

based on pretense; deceptively pleasing

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading My heart turned sick, my brain grew sore, And throbbed awhile, then beat no more, The sky spun like a mighty wheel, And a slight flash sprang o'er my eyes, Which saw no farther.”

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading My heart turned sick, my brain grew sore, And throbbed awhile, then beat no more, The sky spun like a mighty wheel, And a slight flash sprang o'er my eyes, Which saw no farther.”

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

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

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

roused to anger

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

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From this reading _Mazeppa_.

plural of “meteor” — (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

From this reading My heart turned sick, my brain grew sore, And throbbed awhile, then beat no more, The sky spun like a mighty wheel, And a slight flash sprang o'er my eyes, Which saw no farther.”

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

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading My heart turned sick, my brain grew sore, And throbbed awhile, then beat no more, The sky spun like a mighty wheel, And a slight flash sprang o'er my eyes, Which saw no farther.”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

an uneasy psychological state

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

not any; not one

From this reading My heart turned sick, my brain grew sore, And throbbed awhile, then beat no more, The sky spun like a mighty wheel, And a slight flash sprang o'er my eyes, Which saw no farther.”

throughout a period of time

From this reading My heart turned sick, my brain grew sore, And throbbed awhile, then beat no more, The sky spun like a mighty wheel, And a slight flash sprang o'er my eyes, Which saw no farther.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

forward in time or order or degree

From this reading We gained the top, a boundless plain Spreads onward.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

outlying areas (as of a city or town)

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

above and across; more than

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

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From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading We gained the top, a boundless plain Spreads onward.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

-ing form of “reel” — walk as if unable to control one's movements

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

cut with a saw

From this reading My heart turned sick, my brain grew sore, And throbbed awhile, then beat no more, The sky spun like a mighty wheel, And a slight flash sprang o'er my eyes, Which saw no farther.”

of superior grade

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading My heart turned sick, my brain grew sore, And throbbed awhile, then beat no more, The sky spun like a mighty wheel, And a slight flash sprang o'er my eyes, Which saw no farther.”

(of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading My heart turned sick, my brain grew sore, And throbbed awhile, then beat no more, The sky spun like a mighty wheel, And a slight flash sprang o'er my eyes, Which saw no farther.”

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

hurting

From this reading My heart turned sick, my brain grew sore, And throbbed awhile, then beat no more, The sky spun like a mighty wheel, And a slight flash sprang o'er my eyes, Which saw no farther.”

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading My heart turned sick, my brain grew sore, And throbbed awhile, then beat no more, The sky spun like a mighty wheel, And a slight flash sprang o'er my eyes, Which saw no farther.”

plural of “spread” — process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

From this reading We gained the top, a boundless plain Spreads onward.

inflected form of “spin” — revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

From this reading My heart turned sick, my brain grew sore, And throbbed awhile, then beat no more, The sky spun like a mighty wheel, And a slight flash sprang o'er my eyes, Which saw no farther.”

(literary) a spirited horse for state of war

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

possessive form of “steed” — (literary) a spirited horse for state of war

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

not in physical motion

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

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

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading My heart turned sick, my brain grew sore, And throbbed awhile, then beat no more, The sky spun like a mighty wheel, And a slight flash sprang o'er my eyes, Which saw no farther.”

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From this reading My heart turned sick, my brain grew sore, And throbbed awhile, then beat no more, The sky spun like a mighty wheel, And a slight flash sprang o'er my eyes, Which saw no farther.”

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

the upper part of anything

From this reading We gained the top, a boundless plain Spreads onward.

in the direction of

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading My heart turned sick, my brain grew sore, And throbbed awhile, then beat no more, The sky spun like a mighty wheel, And a slight flash sprang o'er my eyes, Which saw no farther.”

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

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading OUT of consideration for the excitable disposition of Mad Bess we took our way along the least bustling streets we could select; directing our course towards the outskirts of the town, behind which extended for some miles a ~40~~portion of the range of hills known as the South Downs, over the smooth green turf of which we promised ourselves a canter.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

change directions as if revolving on a pivot

From this reading My heart turned sick, my brain grew sore, And throbbed awhile, then beat no more, The sky spun like a mighty wheel, And a slight flash sprang o'er my eyes, Which saw no farther.”

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

From this reading My heart turned sick, my brain grew sore, And throbbed awhile, then beat no more, The sky spun like a mighty wheel, And a slight flash sprang o'er my eyes, Which saw no farther.”

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind, We sped like meteors through the sky, With glossy skin and dripping mane, And reeling limbs, and reeking flank, The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain Up the repelling bank.