farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading The century has advanced.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
a period of 100 years
From this reading The century has advanced.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
crumbledverbUS /ˈkrʌmbəld/
past form of “crumble” — fall apart
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
delugenounUS /ˈdeljuːdʒ/
an overwhelming number or amount
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
remove the dust from
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
dynastiesnounUS /ˈdaɪnəstiz/
plural of “dynasty” — a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
ebbedverbUS /ˈebəd/
past form of “ebb” — flow back or recede
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
empirenounUS /ˈempaɪər/
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
frailadjectiveUS /freɪl/
physically weak
From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
glitteredverbUS /ˈɡlɪtərd/
past form of “glitter” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
death of a person
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
harvestsnounUS /ˈhɑːrvəsts/
plural of “harvest” — the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The century has advanced.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
landmarksnounUS /ˈlændmɑːrks/
plural of “landmark” — the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
NapoleonnounUS /nəˈpoʊliən/
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading PART THE SECOND.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
ploughnounUS /plaʊ/
a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
PROLOGUEnounUS /ˈproʊlɑːɡ/
an introduction to a play
From this reading PROLOGUE TO PART THE SECOND.
reappearedverbUS /ˌriːəˈpɪrd/
past form of “reappear” — appear again
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
move hurridly
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading PART THE SECOND.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PART THE SECOND.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PROLOGUE TO PART THE SECOND.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
universaladjectiveUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəl/
of worldwide scope or applicability
From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
WaterloonounUS /ˈwɔːtərluː/
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Through the immense ocean of universal change we look back on the single track which our frail boat has cut through the waste.
willedverbUS /wɪld/
past form of “will” — decree or ordain
From this reading The rush of the deluge has ebbed back; the old landmarks have reappeared; the dynasties Napoleon willed into life have crumbled to the dust; the plough has passed over Waterloo; autumn after autumn the harvests have glittered on that grave of an empire.
