Chapter I

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

From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

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From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

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

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

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

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

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

From this reading The house itself, as well as the out-houses, is built in the old-fashioned style.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

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From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

the two together, not just one

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading The house itself, as well as the out-houses, is built in the old-fashioned style.

plural of “bumblebee” — robust hairy social bee of temperate regions

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

the capital and largest city of Norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on Norway's southern coast

From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading Close by the garden runs the Frogner River.

An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.

From this reading It is surrounded by a large courtyard, in the middle of which is a dovecot.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

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From this reading It is surrounded by a large courtyard, in the middle of which is a dovecot.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

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From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary

From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

to the greatest distance in space or time (“farthest” is used more often than “furthest” in this physical sense)

From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

enclose with a fence

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

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From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

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From this reading Close by the garden runs the Frogner River.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

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

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading The house itself, as well as the out-houses, is built in the old-fashioned style.

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

From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

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

From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is surrounded by a large courtyard, in the middle of which is a dovecot.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading The house itself, as well as the out-houses, is built in the old-fashioned style.

filled with a great quantity

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It is surrounded by a large courtyard, in the middle of which is a dovecot.

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From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

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From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading It is surrounded by a large courtyard, in the middle of which is a dovecot.

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From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

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From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

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From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

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

From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

out of fashion

From this reading The house itself, as well as the out-houses, is built in the old-fashioned style.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

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From this reading The house itself, as well as the out-houses, is built in the old-fashioned style.

coated with paint

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

a light shade of red

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

increase the number of rotations per minute

From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Close by the garden runs the Frogner River.

plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

From this reading Close by the garden runs the Frogner River.

only a very short time before

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

of the white color of snow

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

the season of growth

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The house itself, as well as the out-houses, is built in the old-fashioned style.

the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

confined on all sides

From this reading It is surrounded by a large courtyard, in the middle of which is a dovecot.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

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

From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

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

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language

From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

plural of “translator” — a person who translates written messages from one language to another

From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman

From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading The house itself, as well as the out-houses, is built in the old-fashioned style.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading Translated By the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard Vicar of Margaretting, Essex One of the translators of Dr. Nansen's "Farthest North" In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froeen.

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

From this reading It is surrounded by a large courtyard, in the middle of which is a dovecot.

during the time that

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

a Caucasian

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

belonging to which person

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading The garden, with its green and white painted fence, is filled with fruit-trees, both old and young, whose pink and snow-white blossoms myriads of bumblebees delight to visit in springtime, while in autumn their boughs are so laden with fruit that they are bent down under a weight they can scarcely support.