Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

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

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

anew

From this reading "How pleasant it is to hear the oars again!"

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

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

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

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

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

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

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

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The tide was just at the turn, and Hildebrand made a straight run for the rocks.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

plural of “down” — soft fine feathers

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

to say again or imitate

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The tide was just at the turn, and Hildebrand made a straight run for the rocks.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

state of being gratified or satisfied

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

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

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

having a heading or course in a certain direction

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading "How pleasant it is to hear the oars again!"

the Italian pope who fought to establish the supremacy of the pope over the Roman Catholic Church and the supremacy of the church over the state (1020-1085)

From this reading The tide was just at the turn, and Hildebrand made a straight run for the rocks.

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

From this reading "How pleasant it is to hear the oars again!"

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

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

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

From this reading "How pleasant it is to hear the oars again!"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

and nothing more

From this reading The tide was just at the turn, and Hildebrand made a straight run for the rocks.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

in order that something should not happen

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

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

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

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 Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The tide was just at the turn, and Hildebrand made a straight run for the rocks.

the force of workers available

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

on one occasion

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading "How pleasant it is to hear the oars again!"

put down by force or intimidation

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

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

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The tide was just at the turn, and Hildebrand made a straight run for the rocks.

curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading The tide was just at the turn, and Hildebrand made a straight run for the rocks.

Identical; not different.

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)

From this reading SHELLEY.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

marked by absence of sound

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

not in physical motion

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

successive (without a break)

From this reading The tide was just at the turn, and Hildebrand made a straight run for the rocks.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

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

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

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

From this reading The tide was just at the turn, and Hildebrand made a straight run for the rocks.

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

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

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

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading The tide was just at the turn, and Hildebrand made a straight run for the rocks.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

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

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

precisely as stated

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

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

From this reading The tide was just at the turn, and Hildebrand made a straight run for the rocks.

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

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

in or at the place that

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

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

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

(politics) a state of disfavor

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

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

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

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

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs -- To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music, lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.

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

From this reading Winnie drew a breath of gratification, as the oars began to dimple the still water and the little boat rounded out from behind the wharf and headed up the river; the very same way by which Winthrop had taken Mr. Haye's two young ladies once long before.