Chapter VIII

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

From this reading SOUR AND CIVIL "Once upon a time there stood upon the sea-coast of the west country a certain hamlet of low cottages, where no one lived but fishermen.

(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 All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

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

From this reading SOUR AND CIVIL "Once upon a time there stood upon the sea-coast of the west country a certain hamlet of low cottages, where no one lived but fishermen.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading The fishermen thought themselves as well off as any people in that country.

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

From this reading The fishermen thought themselves as well off as any people in that country.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Ships passed by at a distance, with their white sails set, and on the land-side there lay wide grassy downs, where peasants lived and shepherds fed their flocks.

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

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading SOUR AND CIVIL "Once upon a time there stood upon the sea-coast of the west country a certain hamlet of low cottages, where no one lived but fishermen.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

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

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

put or send forth

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading SOUR AND CIVIL "Once upon a time there stood upon the sea-coast of the west country a certain hamlet of low cottages, where no one lived but fishermen.

applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military

From this reading SOUR AND CIVIL "Once upon a time there stood upon the sea-coast of the west country a certain hamlet of low cottages, where no one lived but fishermen.

plural of “cormorant” — large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story

From this reading SOUR AND CIVIL "Once upon a time there stood upon the sea-coast of the west country a certain hamlet of low cottages, where no one lived but fishermen.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading SOUR AND CIVIL "Once upon a time there stood upon the sea-coast of the west country a certain hamlet of low cottages, where no one lived but fishermen.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading Ships passed by at a distance, with their white sails set, and on the land-side there lay wide grassy downs, where peasants lived and shepherds fed their flocks.

plural of “down” — soft fine feathers

From this reading Ships passed by at a distance, with their white sails set, and on the land-side there lay wide grassy downs, where peasants lived and shepherds fed their flocks.

any federal law-enforcement officer

From this reading Ships passed by at a distance, with their white sails set, and on the land-side there lay wide grassy downs, where peasants lived and shepherds fed their flocks.

plural of “fisherman” — someone whose occupation is catching fish

From this reading SOUR AND CIVIL "Once upon a time there stood upon the sea-coast of the west country a certain hamlet of low cottages, where no one lived but fishermen.

plural of “flock” — a church congregation guided by a pastor

From this reading Ships passed by at a distance, with their white sails set, and on the land-side there lay wide grassy downs, where peasants lived and shepherds fed their flocks.

abounding in grass

From this reading Ships passed by at a distance, with their white sails set, and on the land-side there lay wide grassy downs, where peasants lived and shepherds fed their flocks.

plural of “gull” — a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

a community of people smaller than a village

From this reading SOUR AND CIVIL "Once upon a time there stood upon the sea-coast of the west country a certain hamlet of low cottages, where no one lived but fishermen.

secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)

From this reading There was no harbour nor port on all that shore.

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

From this reading The fishermen thought themselves as well off as any people in that country.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

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From this reading Ships passed by at a distance, with their white sails set, and on the land-side there lay wide grassy downs, where peasants lived and shepherds fed their flocks.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Ships passed by at a distance, with their white sails set, and on the land-side there lay wide grassy downs, where peasants lived and shepherds fed their flocks.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading SOUR AND CIVIL "Once upon a time there stood upon the sea-coast of the west country a certain hamlet of low cottages, where no one lived but fishermen.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading SOUR AND CIVIL "Once upon a time there stood upon the sea-coast of the west country a certain hamlet of low cottages, where no one lived but fishermen.

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

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

not any; not one

From this reading SOUR AND CIVIL "Once upon a time there stood upon the sea-coast of the west country a certain hamlet of low cottages, where no one lived but fishermen.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading There was no harbour nor port on all that shore.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SOUR AND CIVIL "Once upon a time there stood upon the sea-coast of the west country a certain hamlet of low cottages, where no one lived but fishermen.

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

From this reading The fishermen thought themselves as well off as any people in that country.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There was no harbour nor port on all that shore.

on one occasion

From this reading SOUR AND CIVIL "Once upon a time there stood upon the sea-coast of the west country a certain hamlet of low cottages, where no one lived but fishermen.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading SOUR AND CIVIL "Once upon a time there stood upon the sea-coast of the west country a certain hamlet of low cottages, where no one lived but fishermen.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Ships passed by at a distance, with their white sails set, and on the land-side there lay wide grassy downs, where peasants lived and shepherds fed their flocks.

plural of “peasant” — a country person

From this reading Ships passed by at a distance, with their white sails set, and on the land-side there lay wide grassy downs, where peasants lived and shepherds fed their flocks.

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

From this reading The fishermen thought themselves as well off as any people in that country.

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading There was no harbour nor port on all that shore.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

From this reading Ships passed by at a distance, with their white sails set, and on the land-side there lay wide grassy downs, where peasants lived and shepherds fed their flocks.

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading SOUR AND CIVIL "Once upon a time there stood upon the sea-coast of the west country a certain hamlet of low cottages, where no one lived but fishermen.

plural of “seaweed” — plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Ships passed by at a distance, with their white sails set, and on the land-side there lay wide grassy downs, where peasants lived and shepherds fed their flocks.

plural of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people

From this reading Ships passed by at a distance, with their white sails set, and on the land-side there lay wide grassy downs, where peasants lived and shepherds fed their flocks.

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading Ships passed by at a distance, with their white sails set, and on the land-side there lay wide grassy downs, where peasants lived and shepherds fed their flocks.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading There was no harbour nor port on all that shore.

of the white color of snow

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

go sour or spoil

From this reading SOUR AND CIVIL "Once upon a time there stood upon the sea-coast of the west country a certain hamlet of low cottages, where no one lived but fishermen.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading SOUR AND CIVIL "Once upon a time there stood upon the sea-coast of the west country a certain hamlet of low cottages, where no one lived but fishermen.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

in a confused mass

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

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

From this reading SOUR AND CIVIL "Once upon a time there stood upon the sea-coast of the west country a certain hamlet of low cottages, where no one lived but fishermen.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Ships passed by at a distance, with their white sails set, and on the land-side there lay wide grassy downs, where peasants lived and shepherds fed their flocks.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading The fishermen thought themselves as well off as any people in that country.

in or at that place or location

From this reading SOUR AND CIVIL "Once upon a time there stood upon the sea-coast of the west country a certain hamlet of low cottages, where no one lived but fishermen.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The fishermen thought themselves as well off as any people in that country.

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading SOUR AND CIVIL "Once upon a time there stood upon the sea-coast of the west country a certain hamlet of low cottages, where no one lived but fishermen.

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

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

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

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading SOUR AND CIVIL "Once upon a time there stood upon the sea-coast of the west country a certain hamlet of low cottages, where no one lived but fishermen.

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

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

(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 fishermen thought themselves as well off as any people in that country.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

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

From this reading SOUR AND CIVIL "Once upon a time there stood upon the sea-coast of the west country a certain hamlet of low cottages, where no one lived but fishermen.

in or at the place that

From this reading SOUR AND CIVIL "Once upon a time there stood upon the sea-coast of the west country a certain hamlet of low cottages, where no one lived but fishermen.

a Caucasian

From this reading Ships passed by at a distance, with their white sails set, and on the land-side there lay wide grassy downs, where peasants lived and shepherds fed their flocks.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading Ships passed by at a distance, with their white sails set, and on the land-side there lay wide grassy downs, where peasants lived and shepherds fed their flocks.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading All round it was a broad beach of snow-white sand, where nothing was to be seen but gulls and cormorants, and long tangled seaweeds cast up by the tide that came and went night and day, summer and winter.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Ships passed by at a distance, with their white sails set, and on the land-side there lay wide grassy downs, where peasants lived and shepherds fed their flocks.