Chapter III

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

From this reading I JOIN A BROTHERHOOD OF HUNTERS AND ADVENTURERS ON THE COAST.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

plural of “adventurer” — a person who enjoys taking risks

From this reading I JOIN A BROTHERHOOD OF HUNTERS AND ADVENTURERS ON THE COAST.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading The air within this natural alcove was of a greenish hue, and the reflection from the water the same.

a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

a small recess opening off a larger room

From this reading The air within this natural alcove was of a greenish hue, and the reflection from the water the same.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Great numbers of gay-coloured birds fluttered and screamed, rather than sang, amid the boughs; and on almost every projecting stone by the edge of the water stood a great grey crane or heron, watching for the small fish which form its prey.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading I did not wake until the sun was reasonably high, although but few rays found their way into the curious cove, which by such a lucky chance I had hit.

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading Great numbers of gay-coloured birds fluttered and screamed, rather than sang, amid the boughs; and on almost every projecting stone by the edge of the water stood a great grey crane or heron, watching for the small fish which form its prey.

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

From this reading I JOIN A BROTHERHOOD OF HUNTERS AND ADVENTURERS ON THE COAST.

movement that causes the formation of a curve

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading Great numbers of gay-coloured birds fluttered and screamed, rather than sang, amid the boughs; and on almost every projecting stone by the edge of the water stood a great grey crane or heron, watching for the small fish which form its prey.

plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree

From this reading Great numbers of gay-coloured birds fluttered and screamed, rather than sang, amid the boughs; and on almost every projecting stone by the edge of the water stood a great grey crane or heron, watching for the small fish which form its prey.

the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings

From this reading I JOIN A BROTHERHOOD OF HUNTERS AND ADVENTURERS ON THE COAST.

plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I did not wake until the sun was reasonably high, although but few rays found their way into the curious cove, which by such a lucky chance I had hit.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I did not wake until the sun was reasonably high, although but few rays found their way into the curious cove, which by such a lucky chance I had hit.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading I did not wake until the sun was reasonably high, although but few rays found their way into the curious cove, which by such a lucky chance I had hit.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading I JOIN A BROTHERHOOD OF HUNTERS AND ADVENTURERS ON THE COAST.

an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

a small inlet

From this reading I did not wake until the sun was reasonably high, although but few rays found their way into the curious cove, which by such a lucky chance I had hit.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

stretch (the neck) so as to see better

From this reading Great numbers of gay-coloured birds fluttered and screamed, rather than sang, amid the boughs; and on almost every projecting stone by the edge of the water stood a great grey crane or heron, watching for the small fish which form its prey.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading I did not wake until the sun was reasonably high, although but few rays found their way into the curious cove, which by such a lucky chance I had hit.

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

From this reading I did not wake until the sun was reasonably high, although but few rays found their way into the curious cove, which by such a lucky chance I had hit.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading Great numbers of gay-coloured birds fluttered and screamed, rather than sang, amid the boughs; and on almost every projecting stone by the edge of the water stood a great grey crane or heron, watching for the small fish which form its prey.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Great numbers of gay-coloured birds fluttered and screamed, rather than sang, amid the boughs; and on almost every projecting stone by the edge of the water stood a great grey crane or heron, watching for the small fish which form its prey.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading I did not wake until the sun was reasonably high, although but few rays found their way into the curious cove, which by such a lucky chance I had hit.

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading Great numbers of gay-coloured birds fluttered and screamed, rather than sang, amid the boughs; and on almost every projecting stone by the edge of the water stood a great grey crane or heron, watching for the small fish which form its prey.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

From this reading Great numbers of gay-coloured birds fluttered and screamed, rather than sang, amid the boughs; and on almost every projecting stone by the edge of the water stood a great grey crane or heron, watching for the small fish which form its prey.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Great numbers of gay-coloured birds fluttered and screamed, rather than sang, amid the boughs; and on almost every projecting stone by the edge of the water stood a great grey crane or heron, watching for the small fish which form its prey.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading Great numbers of gay-coloured birds fluttered and screamed, rather than sang, amid the boughs; and on almost every projecting stone by the edge of the water stood a great grey crane or heron, watching for the small fish which form its prey.

-ing form of “form” — create (as an entity)

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

set up or found

From this reading I did not wake until the sun was reasonably high, although but few rays found their way into the curious cove, which by such a lucky chance I had hit.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

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From this reading Great numbers of gay-coloured birds fluttered and screamed, rather than sang, amid the boughs; and on almost every projecting stone by the edge of the water stood a great grey crane or heron, watching for the small fish which form its prey.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass

From this reading The air within this natural alcove was of a greenish hue, and the reflection from the water the same.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading Great numbers of gay-coloured birds fluttered and screamed, rather than sang, amid the boughs; and on almost every projecting stone by the edge of the water stood a great grey crane or heron, watching for the small fish which form its prey.

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

From this reading I did not wake until the sun was reasonably high, although but few rays found their way into the curious cove, which by such a lucky chance I had hit.

Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

From this reading Great numbers of gay-coloured birds fluttered and screamed, rather than sang, amid the boughs; and on almost every projecting stone by the edge of the water stood a great grey crane or heron, watching for the small fish which form its prey.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading I did not wake until the sun was reasonably high, although but few rays found their way into the curious cove, which by such a lucky chance I had hit.

cause to move by striking

From this reading I did not wake until the sun was reasonably high, although but few rays found their way into the curious cove, which by such a lucky chance I had hit.

the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength

From this reading The air within this natural alcove was of a greenish hue, and the reflection from the water the same.

plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game

From this reading I JOIN A BROTHERHOOD OF HUNTERS AND ADVENTURERS ON THE COAST.

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

From this reading I JOIN A BROTHERHOOD OF HUNTERS AND ADVENTURERS ON THE COAST.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I did not wake until the sun was reasonably high, although but few rays found their way into the curious cove, which by such a lucky chance I had hit.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Great numbers of gay-coloured birds fluttered and screamed, rather than sang, amid the boughs; and on almost every projecting stone by the edge of the water stood a great grey crane or heron, watching for the small fish which form its prey.

become part of; become a member of a group or organization

From this reading I JOIN A BROTHERHOOD OF HUNTERS AND ADVENTURERS ON THE COAST.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

clear and bright

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

occurring by chance

From this reading I did not wake until the sun was reasonably high, although but few rays found their way into the curious cove, which by such a lucky chance I had hit.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I did not wake until the sun was reasonably high, although but few rays found their way into the curious cove, which by such a lucky chance I had hit.

the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt

From this reading Great numbers of gay-coloured birds fluttered and screamed, rather than sang, amid the boughs; and on almost every projecting stone by the edge of the water stood a great grey crane or heron, watching for the small fish which form its prey.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I JOIN A BROTHERHOOD OF HUNTERS AND ADVENTURERS ON THE COAST.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I JOIN A BROTHERHOOD OF HUNTERS AND ADVENTURERS ON THE COAST.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

From this reading Great numbers of gay-coloured birds fluttered and screamed, rather than sang, amid the boughs; and on almost every projecting stone by the edge of the water stood a great grey crane or heron, watching for the small fish which form its prey.

extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

From this reading Great numbers of gay-coloured birds fluttered and screamed, rather than sang, amid the boughs; and on almost every projecting stone by the edge of the water stood a great grey crane or heron, watching for the small fish which form its prey.

on the contrary

From this reading Great numbers of gay-coloured birds fluttered and screamed, rather than sang, amid the boughs; and on almost every projecting stone by the edge of the water stood a great grey crane or heron, watching for the small fish which form its prey.

plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)

From this reading I did not wake until the sun was reasonably high, although but few rays found their way into the curious cove, which by such a lucky chance I had hit.

to certain extent or degree

From this reading I did not wake until the sun was reasonably high, although but few rays found their way into the curious cove, which by such a lucky chance I had hit.

a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

From this reading The air within this natural alcove was of a greenish hue, and the reflection from the water the same.

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

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

Identical; not different.

From this reading The air within this natural alcove was of a greenish hue, and the reflection from the water the same.

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

From this reading Great numbers of gay-coloured birds fluttered and screamed, rather than sang, amid the boughs; and on almost every projecting stone by the edge of the water stood a great grey crane or heron, watching for the small fish which form its prey.

past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading Great numbers of gay-coloured birds fluttered and screamed, rather than sang, amid the boughs; and on almost every projecting stone by the edge of the water stood a great grey crane or heron, watching for the small fish which form its prey.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

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

From this reading Great numbers of gay-coloured birds fluttered and screamed, rather than sang, amid the boughs; and on almost every projecting stone by the edge of the water stood a great grey crane or heron, watching for the small fish which form its prey.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Great numbers of gay-coloured birds fluttered and screamed, rather than sang, amid the boughs; and on almost every projecting stone by the edge of the water stood a great grey crane or heron, watching for the small fish which form its prey.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Great numbers of gay-coloured birds fluttered and screamed, rather than sang, amid the boughs; and on almost every projecting stone by the edge of the water stood a great grey crane or heron, watching for the small fish which form its prey.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I did not wake until the sun was reasonably high, although but few rays found their way into the curious cove, which by such a lucky chance I had hit.

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

From this reading I did not wake until the sun was reasonably high, although but few rays found their way into the curious cove, which by such a lucky chance I had hit.

in a confused mass

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Great numbers of gay-coloured birds fluttered and screamed, rather than sang, amid the boughs; and on almost every projecting stone by the edge of the water stood a great grey crane or heron, watching for the small fish which form its prey.

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

From this reading I JOIN A BROTHERHOOD OF HUNTERS AND ADVENTURERS ON THE COAST.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I did not wake until the sun was reasonably high, although but few rays found their way into the curious cove, which by such a lucky chance I had hit.

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

From this reading The air within this natural alcove was of a greenish hue, and the reflection from the water the same.

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

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

up to a particular time

From this reading I did not wake until the sun was reasonably high, although but few rays found their way into the curious cove, which by such a lucky chance I had hit.

be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading I did not wake until the sun was reasonably high, although but few rays found their way into the curious cove, which by such a lucky chance I had hit.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

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

From this reading I did not wake until the sun was reasonably high, although but few rays found their way into the curious cove, which by such a lucky chance I had hit.

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading Great numbers of gay-coloured birds fluttered and screamed, rather than sang, amid the boughs; and on almost every projecting stone by the edge of the water stood a great grey crane or heron, watching for the small fish which form its prey.

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 It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I did not wake until the sun was reasonably high, although but few rays found their way into the curious cove, which by such a lucky chance I had hit.

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

From this reading I did not wake until the sun was reasonably high, although but few rays found their way into the curious cove, which by such a lucky chance I had hit.

during the time that

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was, indeed, a sort of natural corridor or aisle: rocks covered with plants and bushes forming great green walls, with tangled trees bending from side to side, and meeting and interlacing above, like a roof, while the floor was limpid water.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading The air within this natural alcove was of a greenish hue, and the reflection from the water the same.