Chapter III · Chapter 3

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From this reading SECTION 14.

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

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

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

From this reading Every digger, as he came from the cage, made for this spot.

past form of “battle” — battle or contend against in or as if in a battle

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept

From this reading Every digger, as he came from the cage, made for this spot.

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

From this reading This place was the “tipple,” where the coal that came out of the mine was weighed and recorded.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

a low-lying region in central France

From this reading This place was the solar plexus of the mine-organism, the centre of its nervous energies; to change the simile, it was the judgment-seat, where the miner had sentence passed upon him--sentence either to plenty, or to starvation and despair.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading This place was the solar plexus of the mine-organism, the centre of its nervous energies; to change the simile, it was the judgment-seat, where the miner had sentence passed upon him--sentence either to plenty, or to starvation and despair.

fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

From this reading This place was the “tipple,” where the coal that came out of the mine was weighed and recorded.

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

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

past form of “cow” — subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading This place was the solar plexus of the mine-organism, the centre of its nervous energies; to change the simile, it was the judgment-seat, where the miner had sentence passed upon him--sentence either to plenty, or to starvation and despair.

a laborer who digs

From this reading Every digger, as he came from the cage, made for this spot.

one or the other of two

From this reading This place was the solar plexus of the mine-organism, the centre of its nervous energies; to change the simile, it was the judgment-seat, where the miner had sentence passed upon him--sentence either to plenty, or to starvation and despair.

plural of “energy” — (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading This place was the solar plexus of the mine-organism, the centre of its nervous energies; to change the simile, it was the judgment-seat, where the miner had sentence passed upon him--sentence either to plenty, or to starvation and despair.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every digger, as he came from the cage, made for this spot.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

set up or found

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Every digger, as he came from the cage, made for this spot.

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

From this reading This place was the solar plexus of the mine-organism, the centre of its nervous energies; to change the simile, it was the judgment-seat, where the miner had sentence passed upon him--sentence either to plenty, or to starvation and despair.

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From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Every digger, as he came from the cage, made for this spot.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading This place was the solar plexus of the mine-organism, the centre of its nervous energies; to change the simile, it was the judgment-seat, where the miner had sentence passed upon him--sentence either to plenty, or to starvation and despair.

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

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading This place was the solar plexus of the mine-organism, the centre of its nervous energies; to change the simile, it was the judgment-seat, where the miner had sentence passed upon him--sentence either to plenty, or to starvation and despair.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading This place was the solar plexus of the mine-organism, the centre of its nervous energies; to change the simile, it was the judgment-seat, where the miner had sentence passed upon him--sentence either to plenty, or to starvation and despair.

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

From this reading This place was the solar plexus of the mine-organism, the centre of its nervous energies; to change the simile, it was the judgment-seat, where the miner had sentence passed upon him--sentence either to plenty, or to starvation and despair.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Every digger, as he came from the cage, made for this spot.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading This place was the “tipple,” where the coal that came out of the mine was weighed and recorded.

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From this reading This place was the solar plexus of the mine-organism, the centre of its nervous energies; to change the simile, it was the judgment-seat, where the miner had sentence passed upon him--sentence either to plenty, or to starvation and despair.

laborer who works in a mine

From this reading This place was the solar plexus of the mine-organism, the centre of its nervous energies; to change the simile, it was the judgment-seat, where the miner had sentence passed upon him--sentence either to plenty, or to starvation and despair.

used to form the superlative

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

easily agitated

From this reading This place was the solar plexus of the mine-organism, the centre of its nervous energies; to change the simile, it was the judgment-seat, where the miner had sentence passed upon him--sentence either to plenty, or to starvation and despair.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

and nothing more

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading This place was the solar plexus of the mine-organism, the centre of its nervous energies; to change the simile, it was the judgment-seat, where the miner had sentence passed upon him--sentence either to plenty, or to starvation and despair.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading This place was the “tipple,” where the coal that came out of the mine was weighed and recorded.

a feeling of righteous anger

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading This place was the solar plexus of the mine-organism, the centre of its nervous energies; to change the simile, it was the judgment-seat, where the miner had sentence passed upon him--sentence either to plenty, or to starvation and despair.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

a full supply

From this reading This place was the solar plexus of the mine-organism, the centre of its nervous energies; to change the simile, it was the judgment-seat, where the miner had sentence passed upon him--sentence either to plenty, or to starvation and despair.

a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels

From this reading This place was the solar plexus of the mine-organism, the centre of its nervous energies; to change the simile, it was the judgment-seat, where the miner had sentence passed upon him--sentence either to plenty, or to starvation and despair.

set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction

From this reading This place was the “tipple,” where the coal that came out of the mine was weighed and recorded.

a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

From this reading SECTION 14.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

From this reading This place was the solar plexus of the mine-organism, the centre of its nervous energies; to change the simile, it was the judgment-seat, where the miner had sentence passed upon him--sentence either to plenty, or to starvation and despair.

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

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with “like” or “as”)

From this reading This place was the solar plexus of the mine-organism, the centre of its nervous energies; to change the simile, it was the judgment-seat, where the miner had sentence passed upon him--sentence either to plenty, or to starvation and despair.

relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun

From this reading This place was the solar plexus of the mine-organism, the centre of its nervous energies; to change the simile, it was the judgment-seat, where the miner had sentence passed upon him--sentence either to plenty, or to starvation and despair.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Every digger, as he came from the cage, made for this spot.

a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period

From this reading This place was the solar plexus of the mine-organism, the centre of its nervous energies; to change the simile, it was the judgment-seat, where the miner had sentence passed upon him--sentence either to plenty, or to starvation and despair.

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading This place was the “tipple,” where the coal that came out of the mine was weighed and recorded.

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

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

in or at that place or location

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

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

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg

From this reading This place was the “tipple,” where the coal that came out of the mine was weighed and recorded.

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

From this reading This place was the solar plexus of the mine-organism, the centre of its nervous energies; to change the simile, it was the judgment-seat, where the miner had sentence passed upon him--sentence either to plenty, or to starvation and despair.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading This place was the solar plexus of the mine-organism, the centre of its nervous energies; to change the simile, it was the judgment-seat, where the miner had sentence passed upon him--sentence either to plenty, or to starvation and despair.

plural of “victim” — an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

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

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight

From this reading This place was the “tipple,” where the coal that came out of the mine was weighed and recorded.

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

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

in or at the place that

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

plural of “whisper” — speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

in the company of; together with

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.

plural of “wrong” — that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law

From this reading For the most part the victims of this system were cowed and spoke of their wrongs only in whispers; but there was one place in the camp, Hal found, where they could not keep silence, where their sense of outrage battled with their fear.