Chapter X · Chapter 10

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

From this reading A STORM AND A WRECK--THE CASTAWAY--DEAD--A NIGHT OF HORROR--THE BOATHOUSE DESTROYED--A BURIAL AT SEA.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Evidently a storm was brewing, so I hauled my saucy little "Yellow Boy" high above high-water line, and made everything snug before I went indoors just after darkness had fallen all around.

arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)

From this reading Winter was now rapidly approaching, but before its advent something of a very grave nature happened.

later than; following

From this reading Evidently a storm was brewing, so I hauled my saucy little "Yellow Boy" high above high-water line, and made everything snug before I went indoors just after darkness had fallen all around.

(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 Evidently a storm was brewing, so I hauled my saucy little "Yellow Boy" high above high-water line, and made everything snug before I went indoors just after darkness had fallen all around.

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

From this reading A STORM AND A WRECK--THE CASTAWAY--DEAD--A NIGHT OF HORROR--THE BOATHOUSE DESTROYED--A BURIAL AT SEA.

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

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

the event of one object coming closer to another

From this reading Winter was now rapidly approaching, but before its advent something of a very grave nature happened.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Evidently a storm was brewing, so I hauled my saucy little "Yellow Boy" high above high-water line, and made everything snug before I went indoors just after darkness had fallen all around.

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

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A STORM AND A WRECK--THE CASTAWAY--DEAD--A NIGHT OF HORROR--THE BOATHOUSE DESTROYED--A BURIAL AT SEA.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Winter was now rapidly approaching, but before its advent something of a very grave nature happened.

blowing in violent and abrupt bursts

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats

From this reading A STORM AND A WRECK--THE CASTAWAY--DEAD--A NIGHT OF HORROR--THE BOATHOUSE DESTROYED--A BURIAL AT SEA.

in bodily form

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

a youthful male person

From this reading Evidently a storm was brewing, so I hauled my saucy little "Yellow Boy" high above high-water line, and made everything snug before I went indoors just after darkness had fallen all around.

the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast

From this reading Evidently a storm was brewing, so I hauled my saucy little "Yellow Boy" high above high-water line, and made everything snug before I went indoors just after darkness had fallen all around.

the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

From this reading A STORM AND A WRECK--THE CASTAWAY--DEAD--A NIGHT OF HORROR--THE BOATHOUSE DESTROYED--A BURIAL AT SEA.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Winter was now rapidly approaching, but before its advent something of a very grave nature happened.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

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

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

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

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

put or send forth

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

a person who is rejected (from society or home)

From this reading A STORM AND A WRECK--THE CASTAWAY--DEAD--A NIGHT OF HORROR--THE BOATHOUSE DESTROYED--A BURIAL AT SEA.

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

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Evidently a storm was brewing, so I hauled my saucy little "Yellow Boy" high above high-water line, and made everything snug before I went indoors just after darkness had fallen all around.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading A STORM AND A WRECK--THE CASTAWAY--DEAD--A NIGHT OF HORROR--THE BOATHOUSE DESTROYED--A BURIAL AT SEA.

spoiled or ruined or demolished

From this reading A STORM AND A WRECK--THE CASTAWAY--DEAD--A NIGHT OF HORROR--THE BOATHOUSE DESTROYED--A BURIAL AT SEA.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Evidently a storm was brewing, so I hauled my saucy little "Yellow Boy" high above high-water line, and made everything snug before I went indoors just after darkness had fallen all around.

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading Evidently a storm was brewing, so I hauled my saucy little "Yellow Boy" high above high-water line, and made everything snug before I went indoors just after darkness had fallen all around.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading Evidently a storm was brewing, so I hauled my saucy little "Yellow Boy" high above high-water line, and made everything snug before I went indoors just after darkness had fallen all around.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

set up or found

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

death of a person

From this reading Winter was now rapidly approaching, but before its advent something of a very grave nature happened.

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

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading Winter was now rapidly approaching, but before its advent something of a very grave nature happened.

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily

From this reading Evidently a storm was brewing, so I hauled my saucy little "Yellow Boy" high above high-water line, and made everything snug before I went indoors just after darkness had fallen all around.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Evidently a storm was brewing, so I hauled my saucy little "Yellow Boy" high above high-water line, and made everything snug before I went indoors just after darkness had fallen all around.

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

From this reading Evidently a storm was brewing, so I hauled my saucy little "Yellow Boy" high above high-water line, and made everything snug before I went indoors just after darkness had fallen all around.

the act of retaining something

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

intense and profound fear

From this reading A STORM AND A WRECK--THE CASTAWAY--DEAD--A NIGHT OF HORROR--THE BOATHOUSE DESTROYED--A BURIAL AT SEA.

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

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

a long loud emotional utterance

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

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

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

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

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

within a building

From this reading Evidently a storm was brewing, so I hauled my saucy little "Yellow Boy" high above high-water line, and made everything snug before I went indoors just after darkness had fallen all around.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Winter was now rapidly approaching, but before its advent something of a very grave nature happened.

and nothing more

From this reading Evidently a storm was brewing, so I hauled my saucy little "Yellow Boy" high above high-water line, and made everything snug before I went indoors just after darkness had fallen all around.

an artificial source of visible illumination

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Evidently a storm was brewing, so I hauled my saucy little "Yellow Boy" high above high-water line, and made everything snug before I went indoors just after darkness had fallen all around.

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

From this reading Evidently a storm was brewing, so I hauled my saucy little "Yellow Boy" high above high-water line, and made everything snug before I went indoors just after darkness had fallen all around.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Evidently a storm was brewing, so I hauled my saucy little "Yellow Boy" high above high-water line, and made everything snug before I went indoors just after darkness had fallen all around.

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading Winter was now rapidly approaching, but before its advent something of a very grave nature happened.

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

From this reading A STORM AND A WRECK--THE CASTAWAY--DEAD--A NIGHT OF HORROR--THE BOATHOUSE DESTROYED--A BURIAL AT SEA.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Winter was now rapidly approaching, but before its advent something of a very grave nature happened.

occurring from time to time

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A STORM AND A WRECK--THE CASTAWAY--DEAD--A NIGHT OF HORROR--THE BOATHOUSE DESTROYED--A BURIAL AT SEA.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

with speed

From this reading Winter was now rapidly approaching, but before its advent something of a very grave nature happened.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

-ing form of “replenish” — fill something that had previously been emptied

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality

From this reading Evidently a storm was brewing, so I hauled my saucy little "Yellow Boy" high above high-water line, and made everything snug before I went indoors just after darkness had fallen all around.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading A STORM AND A WRECK--THE CASTAWAY--DEAD--A NIGHT OF HORROR--THE BOATHOUSE DESTROYED--A BURIAL AT SEA.

the context and environment in which something is set

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

plural of “shower” — a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

offering safety; well protected or concealed

From this reading Evidently a storm was brewing, so I hauled my saucy little "Yellow Boy" high above high-water line, and made everything snug before I went indoors just after darkness had fallen all around.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Evidently a storm was brewing, so I hauled my saucy little "Yellow Boy" high above high-water line, and made everything snug before I went indoors just after darkness had fallen all around.

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

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Winter was now rapidly approaching, but before its advent something of a very grave nature happened.

having a supporting base

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading A STORM AND A WRECK--THE CASTAWAY--DEAD--A NIGHT OF HORROR--THE BOATHOUSE DESTROYED--A BURIAL AT SEA.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

express in words

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

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

From this reading A STORM AND A WRECK--THE CASTAWAY--DEAD--A NIGHT OF HORROR--THE BOATHOUSE DESTROYED--A BURIAL AT SEA.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

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

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

conducive to or feeling mental discomfort

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

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

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

precisely as stated

From this reading Winter was now rapidly approaching, but before its advent something of a very grave nature happened.

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

From this reading Winter was now rapidly approaching, but before its advent something of a very grave nature happened.

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

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

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

From this reading Evidently a storm was brewing, so I hauled my saucy little "Yellow Boy" high above high-water line, and made everything snug before I went indoors just after darkness had fallen all around.

at the time that

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

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

From this reading I felt uncomfortable somehow, but could not tell why; but when the time for bed came, and the wind was howling round the house as if it meant to cast it bodily into the sea, I did not for some reason care to turn in; so replenishing my lamp I sat down to read, but the wind shook the casements so roughly that I had to give it up.

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

From this reading Winter was now rapidly approaching, but before its advent something of a very grave nature happened.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It had been a very blustering day, with occasional showers of sleet, when about four p.m. I found myself standing by the watch-house, holding my hat on; the sun fast setting in a very angry-looking sky.

something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

From this reading A STORM AND A WRECK--THE CASTAWAY--DEAD--A NIGHT OF HORROR--THE BOATHOUSE DESTROYED--A BURIAL AT SEA.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading Evidently a storm was brewing, so I hauled my saucy little "Yellow Boy" high above high-water line, and made everything snug before I went indoors just after darkness had fallen all around.