Chapter XVIII

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

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading You may be surprised, that I have said so little about Vesuvius.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading By day, there is usually a light cloud of smoke rising from the crater, and hovering above it; and by night, occasional flashes illumine the sky and the mouth of the mountain in the way that the fire of a forge brightens and sinks in the darkness.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

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

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

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

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

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

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

a distinct feature or element in a problem

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

the force by which one object attracts another

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

installation from which a military force initiates operations

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading You may be surprised, that I have said so little about Vesuvius.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

third-person singular of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color

From this reading By day, there is usually a light cloud of smoke rising from the crater, and hovering above it; and by night, occasional flashes illumine the sky and the mouth of the mountain in the way that the fire of a forge brightens and sinks in the darkness.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By day, there is usually a light cloud of smoke rising from the crater, and hovering above it; and by night, occasional flashes illumine the sky and the mouth of the mountain in the way that the fire of a forge brightens and sinks in the darkness.

plural of “cinder” — a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

make overcast or cloudy

From this reading By day, there is usually a light cloud of smoke rising from the crater, and hovering above it; and by night, occasional flashes illumine the sky and the mouth of the mountain in the way that the fire of a forge brightens and sinks in the darkness.

any cone-shaped artifact

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading By day, there is usually a light cloud of smoke rising from the crater, and hovering above it; and by night, occasional flashes illumine the sky and the mouth of the mountain in the way that the fire of a forge brightens and sinks in the darkness.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

being effective without wasting time or effort or expense

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

something that provides access (to get in or get out)

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

divisible by two

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

a deliberate act of omission

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

a journey taken for pleasure

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

start firing a weapon

From this reading By day, there is usually a light cloud of smoke rising from the crater, and hovering above it; and by night, occasional flashes illumine the sky and the mouth of the mountain in the way that the fire of a forge brightens and sinks in the darkness.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

plural of “flash” — a sudden intense burst of radiant energy

From this reading By day, there is usually a light cloud of smoke rising from the crater, and hovering above it; and by night, occasional flashes illumine the sky and the mouth of the mountain in the way that the fire of a forge brightens and sinks in the darkness.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

create by hammering

From this reading By day, there is usually a light cloud of smoke rising from the crater, and hovering above it; and by night, occasional flashes illumine the sky and the mouth of the mountain in the way that the fire of a forge brightens and sinks in the darkness.

plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading You may be surprised, that I have said so little about Vesuvius.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

the abode of a hermit

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

-ing form of “hover” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

From this reading By day, there is usually a light cloud of smoke rising from the crater, and hovering above it; and by night, occasional flashes illumine the sky and the mouth of the mountain in the way that the fire of a forge brightens and sinks in the darkness.

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

From this reading You may be surprised, that I have said so little about Vesuvius.

conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

make lighter or brighter

From this reading By day, there is usually a light cloud of smoke rising from the crater, and hovering above it; and by night, occasional flashes illumine the sky and the mouth of the mountain in the way that the fire of a forge brightens and sinks in the darkness.

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

From this reading By day, there is usually a light cloud of smoke rising from the crater, and hovering above it; and by night, occasional flashes illumine the sky and the mouth of the mountain in the way that the fire of a forge brightens and sinks in the darkness.

-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

characteristic of or resembling Hell

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

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

From this reading By day, there is usually a light cloud of smoke rising from the crater, and hovering above it; and by night, occasional flashes illumine the sky and the mouth of the mountain in the way that the fire of a forge brightens and sinks in the darkness.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading By day, there is usually a light cloud of smoke rising from the crater, and hovering above it; and by night, occasional flashes illumine the sky and the mouth of the mountain in the way that the fire of a forge brightens and sinks in the darkness.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading You may be surprised, that I have said so little about Vesuvius.

filled with a great quantity

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

machines or machine systems collectively

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

of or relating to the sea

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading You may be surprised, that I have said so little about Vesuvius.

attach to a support

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading By day, there is usually a light cloud of smoke rising from the crater, and hovering above it; and by night, occasional flashes illumine the sky and the mouth of the mountain in the way that the fire of a forge brightens and sinks in the darkness.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

a decisive naval battle in the War of Greek Independence (1827); the Turkish and Egyptian fleet was defeated by an allied fleet of British and French and Russian warships

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

not any; not one

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

occurring from time to time

From this reading By day, there is usually a light cloud of smoke rising from the crater, and hovering above it; and by night, occasional flashes illumine the sky and the mouth of the mountain in the way that the fire of a forge brightens and sinks in the darkness.

sporadically and infrequently

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

plural of “palace” — a large and stately mansion

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

as from an altitude or distance

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

plural of “ravine” — a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

similarity in appearance or external or superficial details

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

From this reading By day, there is usually a light cloud of smoke rising from the crater, and hovering above it; and by night, occasional flashes illumine the sky and the mouth of the mountain in the way that the fire of a forge brightens and sinks in the darkness.

plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

a native or inhabitant of Russia

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading You may be surprised, that I have said so little about Vesuvius.

express in words

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

only a very short time before

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

having or joined by a seam or seams

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

plural of “sink” — plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe

From this reading By day, there is usually a light cloud of smoke rising from the crater, and hovering above it; and by night, occasional flashes illumine the sky and the mouth of the mountain in the way that the fire of a forge brightens and sinks in the darkness.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading By day, there is usually a light cloud of smoke rising from the crater, and hovering above it; and by night, occasional flashes illumine the sky and the mouth of the mountain in the way that the fire of a forge brightens and sinks in the darkness.

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading By day, there is usually a light cloud of smoke rising from the crater, and hovering above it; and by night, occasional flashes illumine the sky and the mouth of the mountain in the way that the fire of a forge brightens and sinks in the darkness.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading You may be surprised, that I have said so little about Vesuvius.

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

From this reading You may be surprised, that I have said so little about Vesuvius.

an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading You may be surprised, that I have said so little about Vesuvius.

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

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

in or at that place or location

From this reading By day, there is usually a light cloud of smoke rising from the crater, and hovering above it; and by night, occasional flashes illumine the sky and the mouth of the mountain in the way that the fire of a forge brightens and sinks in the darkness.

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

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

except if; if not

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

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

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

under normal conditions

From this reading By day, there is usually a light cloud of smoke rising from the crater, and hovering above it; and by night, occasional flashes illumine the sky and the mouth of the mountain in the way that the fire of a forge brightens and sinks in the darkness.

green foliage

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny the Elder; last erupted in 1944

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

plural of “villa” — Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

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From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading By day, there is usually a light cloud of smoke rising from the crater, and hovering above it; and by night, occasional flashes illumine the sky and the mouth of the mountain in the way that the fire of a forge brightens and sinks in the darkness.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Notwithstanding my silence, we have not passed a day, scarcely an hour, unless at night,--and many hours of the latter even are an exception,--without having this beautiful mountain under our eyes.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I say beautiful, for, including its base, loaded with towns, palaces, ruins, villages, and villas,--its sides seamed with ravines, and occasionally smiling with verdure, or dark with forests,--and its cone of cinders,--it forms altogether an object of great attraction.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Excursion up Mount Vesuvius.--The Hermitage.--Difficulty of the ascent.--Aspect of the Crater.--An ideal resemblance of the Entrance of the Infernal Regions.--Fit machinery for Virgil’s epic.--Eruption of the Volcano.--Lovely panoramic view.--Descent from the Cone.--Russian Frigate.--No Marine efficient without national sympathy.--Battle of Navarino.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You may be surprised, that I have said so little about Vesuvius.