Chapter I · Chapter 1

from one side of something to the other

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

plural of “add” — a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders

From this reading Dunge Marsh runs up into the apex of the triangle at Dunge Ness, and adds to itself twenty feet of shingle every year.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading Walland Marsh is sectored by the Kent Ditch, which draws huge, straggling diagrams here, to preserve ancient rights of parishes and the monks of Canterbury.

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

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

the highest point (of something)

From this reading Dunge Marsh runs up into the apex of the triangle at Dunge Ness, and adds to itself twenty feet of shingle every year.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Dunge Marsh runs up into the apex of the triangle at Dunge Ness, and adds to itself twenty feet of shingle every year.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

plural of “beach” — an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading The Military Canal runs from Hythe to Rye, beside the Military Road; between it and the flat, white beaches of the Channel lie Romney Marsh, Dunge Marsh and Walland Marsh, from east to west.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

next to; at the side of

From this reading The Military Canal runs from Hythe to Rye, beside the Military Road; between it and the flat, white beaches of the Channel lie Romney Marsh, Dunge Marsh and Walland Marsh, from east to west.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The Military Canal runs from Hythe to Rye, beside the Military Road; between it and the flat, white beaches of the Channel lie Romney Marsh, Dunge Marsh and Walland Marsh, from east to west.

the two together, not just one

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church

From this reading Walland Marsh is sectored by the Kent Ditch, which draws huge, straggling diagrams here, to preserve ancient rights of parishes and the monks of Canterbury.

a path over which electrical signals can pass

From this reading The Military Canal runs from Hythe to Rye, beside the Military Road; between it and the flat, white beaches of the Channel lie Romney Marsh, Dunge Marsh and Walland Marsh, from east to west.

plural of “coast” — the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

one of the large landmasses of the earth

From this reading Romney Marsh is the sixth continent and the eighth wonder of the world.

plural of “diagram” — a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts

From this reading Walland Marsh is sectored by the Kent Ditch, which draws huge, straggling diagrams here, to preserve ancient rights of parishes and the monks of Canterbury.

a long narrow excavation in the earth

From this reading Walland Marsh is sectored by the Kent Ditch, which draws huge, straggling diagrams here, to preserve ancient rights of parishes and the monks of Canterbury.

plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine

From this reading Walland Marsh is sectored by the Kent Ditch, which draws huge, straggling diagrams here, to preserve ancient rights of parishes and the monks of Canterbury.

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From this reading The Military Canal runs from Hythe to Rye, beside the Military Road; between it and the flat, white beaches of the Channel lie Romney Marsh, Dunge Marsh and Walland Marsh, from east to west.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading The Military Canal runs from Hythe to Rye, beside the Military Road; between it and the flat, white beaches of the Channel lie Romney Marsh, Dunge Marsh and Walland Marsh, from east to west.

coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position

From this reading Romney Marsh is the sixth continent and the eighth wonder of the world.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Dunge Marsh runs up into the apex of the triangle at Dunge Ness, and adds to itself twenty feet of shingle every year.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Dunge Marsh runs up into the apex of the triangle at Dunge Ness, and adds to itself twenty feet of shingle every year.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading The Military Canal runs from Hythe to Rye, beside the Military Road; between it and the flat, white beaches of the Channel lie Romney Marsh, Dunge Marsh and Walland Marsh, from east to west.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The Military Canal runs from Hythe to Rye, beside the Military Road; between it and the flat, white beaches of the Channel lie Romney Marsh, Dunge Marsh and Walland Marsh, from east to west.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Walland Marsh is sectored by the Kent Ditch, which draws huge, straggling diagrams here, to preserve ancient rights of parishes and the monks of Canterbury.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading Walland Marsh is sectored by the Kent Ditch, which draws huge, straggling diagrams here, to preserve ancient rights of parishes and the monks of Canterbury.

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

From this reading The Military Canal runs from Hythe to Rye, beside the Military Road; between it and the flat, white beaches of the Channel lie Romney Marsh, Dunge Marsh and Walland Marsh, from east to west.

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

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

resulting from one's intentions

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Dunge Marsh runs up into the apex of the triangle at Dunge Ness, and adds to itself twenty feet of shingle every year.

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

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The Military Canal runs from Hythe to Rye, beside the Military Road; between it and the flat, white beaches of the Channel lie Romney Marsh, Dunge Marsh and Walland Marsh, from east to west.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Dunge Marsh runs up into the apex of the triangle at Dunge Ness, and adds to itself twenty feet of shingle every year.

a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading The Military Canal runs from Hythe to Rye, beside the Military Road; between it and the flat, white beaches of the Channel lie Romney Marsh, Dunge Marsh and Walland Marsh, from east to west.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water

From this reading The Military Canal runs from Hythe to Rye, beside the Military Road; between it and the flat, white beaches of the Channel lie Romney Marsh, Dunge Marsh and Walland Marsh, from east to west.

plural of “marsh” — low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

plural of “monk” — a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

From this reading Walland Marsh is sectored by the Kent Ditch, which draws huge, straggling diagrams here, to preserve ancient rights of parishes and the monks of Canterbury.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading Dunge Marsh runs up into the apex of the triangle at Dunge Ness, and adds to itself twenty feet of shingle every year.

not any; not one

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

plural of “parish” — a local church community

From this reading Walland Marsh is sectored by the Kent Ditch, which draws huge, straggling diagrams here, to preserve ancient rights of parishes and the monks of Canterbury.

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

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

a human being

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

From this reading Walland Marsh is sectored by the Kent Ditch, which draws huge, straggling diagrams here, to preserve ancient rights of parishes and the monks of Canterbury.

a remark that calls attention to something or someone

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature

From this reading Walland Marsh is sectored by the Kent Ditch, which draws huge, straggling diagrams here, to preserve ancient rights of parishes and the monks of Canterbury.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading The Military Canal runs from Hythe to Rye, beside the Military Road; between it and the flat, white beaches of the Channel lie Romney Marsh, Dunge Marsh and Walland Marsh, from east to west.

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From this reading The Military Canal runs from Hythe to Rye, beside the Military Road; between it and the flat, white beaches of the Channel lie Romney Marsh, Dunge Marsh and Walland Marsh, from east to west.

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

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

From this reading The Military Canal runs from Hythe to Rye, beside the Military Road; between it and the flat, white beaches of the Channel lie Romney Marsh, Dunge Marsh and Walland Marsh, from east to west.

the seed of the cereal grass

From this reading The Military Canal runs from Hythe to Rye, beside the Military Road; between it and the flat, white beaches of the Channel lie Romney Marsh, Dunge Marsh and Walland Marsh, from east to west.

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

From this reading Walland Marsh is sectored by the Kent Ditch, which draws huge, straggling diagrams here, to preserve ancient rights of parishes and the monks of Canterbury.

building material used as siding or roofing

From this reading Dunge Marsh runs up into the apex of the triangle at Dunge Ness, and adds to itself twenty feet of shingle every year.

coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position

From this reading Romney Marsh is the sixth continent and the eighth wonder of the world.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly

From this reading Walland Marsh is sectored by the Kent Ditch, which draws huge, straggling diagrams here, to preserve ancient rights of parishes and the monks of Canterbury.

a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

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

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

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

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

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

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

a three-sided polygon

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading Dunge Marsh runs up into the apex of the triangle at Dunge Ness, and adds to itself twenty feet of shingle every year.

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

From this reading Dunge Marsh runs up into the apex of the triangle at Dunge Ness, and adds to itself twenty feet of shingle every year.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading _Though local names, both of places and people, have been used in this story, the author states that no reference is intended to any living person._ Three marshes spread across the triangle made by the Royal Military Canal and the coasts of Sussex and Kent.

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

From this reading The Military Canal runs from Hythe to Rye, beside the Military Road; between it and the flat, white beaches of the Channel lie Romney Marsh, Dunge Marsh and Walland Marsh, from east to west.

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

From this reading The Military Canal runs from Hythe to Rye, beside the Military Road; between it and the flat, white beaches of the Channel lie Romney Marsh, Dunge Marsh and Walland Marsh, from east to west.

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

From this reading Walland Marsh is sectored by the Kent Ditch, which draws huge, straggling diagrams here, to preserve ancient rights of parishes and the monks of Canterbury.

a Caucasian

From this reading The Military Canal runs from Hythe to Rye, beside the Military Road; between it and the flat, white beaches of the Channel lie Romney Marsh, Dunge Marsh and Walland Marsh, from east to west.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading Romney Marsh is the sixth continent and the eighth wonder of the world.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Romney Marsh is the sixth continent and the eighth wonder of the world.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Dunge Marsh runs up into the apex of the triangle at Dunge Ness, and adds to itself twenty feet of shingle every year.