Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

(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 How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

Having no one else present.

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

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

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

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

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Indeed, I thought that it was breaking; that life was over for me; that sunrise and sunset and the glory of the stars had no further part to play for me; and that all that was left for me was to die, and be put into a corner somewhere and speedily forgotten.

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

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

deprived of sight

From this reading To this place I now sped half unconsciously, my face, I make no doubt, scarlet with passion and shame, and my eyes well-nigh blinded with sudden up-springing of tears.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

terminate

From this reading There I lay in the long grasses, sobbing as if my heart would break.

the act of breaking something

From this reading Indeed, I thought that it was breaking; that life was over for me; that sunrise and sunset and the glory of the stars had no further part to play for me; and that all that was left for me was to die, and be put into a corner somewhere and speedily forgotten.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

make calm or still

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

Causing difficulty in breathing.

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading Indeed, I thought that it was breaking; that life was over for me; that sunrise and sunset and the glory of the stars had no further part to play for me; and that all that was left for me was to die, and be put into a corner somewhere and speedily forgotten.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Indeed, I thought that it was breaking; that life was over for me; that sunrise and sunset and the glory of the stars had no further part to play for me; and that all that was left for me was to die, and be put into a corner somewhere and speedily forgotten.

immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading To this place I now sped half unconsciously, my face, I make no doubt, scarlet with passion and shame, and my eyes well-nigh blinded with sudden up-springing of tears.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

plural of “down” — soft fine feathers

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

coming down freely under the influence of gravity

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

opinion or judgment

From this reading To this place I now sped half unconsciously, my face, I make no doubt, scarlet with passion and shame, and my eyes well-nigh blinded with sudden up-springing of tears.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading To this place I now sped half unconsciously, my face, I make no doubt, scarlet with passion and shame, and my eyes well-nigh blinded with sudden up-springing of tears.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

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

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Indeed, I thought that it was breaking; that life was over for me; that sunrise and sunset and the glory of the stars had no further part to play for me; and that all that was left for me was to die, and be put into a corner somewhere and speedily forgotten.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading Indeed, I thought that it was breaking; that life was over for me; that sunrise and sunset and the glory of the stars had no further part to play for me; and that all that was left for me was to die, and be put into a corner somewhere and speedily forgotten.

set up or found

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading Indeed, I thought that it was breaking; that life was over for me; that sunrise and sunset and the glory of the stars had no further part to play for me; and that all that was left for me was to die, and be put into a corner somewhere and speedily forgotten.

a state of high honor

From this reading Indeed, I thought that it was breaking; that life was over for me; that sunrise and sunset and the glory of the stars had no further part to play for me; and that all that was left for me was to die, and be put into a corner somewhere and speedily forgotten.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

plural of “grass” — narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay

From this reading There I lay in the long grasses, sobbing as if my heart would break.

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

From this reading Indeed, I thought that it was breaking; that life was over for me; that sunrise and sunset and the glory of the stars had no further part to play for me; and that all that was left for me was to die, and be put into a corner somewhere and speedily forgotten.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading To this place I now sped half unconsciously, my face, I make no doubt, scarlet with passion and shame, and my eyes well-nigh blinded with sudden up-springing of tears.

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

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading There I lay in the long grasses, sobbing as if my heart would break.

marked by or paying little heed or attention

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

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

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

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

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

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

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

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

From this reading To this place I now sped half unconsciously, my face, I make no doubt, scarlet with passion and shame, and my eyes well-nigh blinded with sudden up-springing of tears.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

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

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Indeed, I thought that it was breaking; that life was over for me; that sunrise and sunset and the glory of the stars had no further part to play for me; and that all that was left for me was to die, and be put into a corner somewhere and speedily forgotten.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Indeed, I thought that it was breaking; that life was over for me; that sunrise and sunset and the glory of the stars had no further part to play for me; and that all that was left for me was to die, and be put into a corner somewhere and speedily forgotten.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

a boy or man

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

(Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table; friend of King Arthur until (according to some versions of the legend) he became the lover of Arthur's wife Guinevere

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

immediately past

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading There I lay in the long grasses, sobbing as if my heart would break.

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Indeed, I thought that it was breaking; that life was over for me; that sunrise and sunset and the glory of the stars had no further part to play for me; and that all that was left for me was to die, and be put into a corner somewhere and speedily forgotten.

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Indeed, I thought that it was breaking; that life was over for me; that sunrise and sunset and the glory of the stars had no further part to play for me; and that all that was left for me was to die, and be put into a corner somewhere and speedily forgotten.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading There I lay in the long grasses, sobbing as if my heart would break.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

engage in

From this reading To this place I now sped half unconsciously, my face, I make no doubt, scarlet with passion and shame, and my eyes well-nigh blinded with sudden up-springing of tears.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

not any; not one

From this reading To this place I now sped half unconsciously, my face, I make no doubt, scarlet with passion and shame, and my eyes well-nigh blinded with sudden up-springing of tears.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

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

From this reading To this place I now sped half unconsciously, my face, I make no doubt, scarlet with passion and shame, and my eyes well-nigh blinded with sudden up-springing of tears.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

many times at short intervals

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

above and across; more than

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Indeed, I thought that it was breaking; that life was over for me; that sunrise and sunset and the glory of the stars had no further part to play for me; and that all that was left for me was to die, and be put into a corner somewhere and speedily forgotten.

a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading To this place I now sped half unconsciously, my face, I make no doubt, scarlet with passion and shame, and my eyes well-nigh blinded with sudden up-springing of tears.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

participate in games or sport

From this reading Indeed, I thought that it was breaking; that life was over for me; that sunrise and sunset and the glory of the stars had no further part to play for me; and that all that was left for me was to die, and be put into a corner somewhere and speedily forgotten.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Indeed, I thought that it was breaking; that life was over for me; that sunrise and sunset and the glory of the stars had no further part to play for me; and that all that was left for me was to die, and be put into a corner somewhere and speedily forgotten.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge

From this reading To this place I now sped half unconsciously, my face, I make no doubt, scarlet with passion and shame, and my eyes well-nigh blinded with sudden up-springing of tears.

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

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

used of hair; thick and poorly groomed

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading To this place I now sped half unconsciously, my face, I make no doubt, scarlet with passion and shame, and my eyes well-nigh blinded with sudden up-springing of tears.

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

convulsive gasp made while weeping

From this reading There I lay in the long grasses, sobbing as if my heart would break.

in or at or to some place

From this reading Indeed, I thought that it was breaking; that life was over for me; that sunrise and sunset and the glory of the stars had no further part to play for me; and that all that was left for me was to die, and be put into a corner somewhere and speedily forgotten.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly

From this reading To this place I now sped half unconsciously, my face, I make no doubt, scarlet with passion and shame, and my eyes well-nigh blinded with sudden up-springing of tears.

with speed

From this reading Indeed, I thought that it was breaking; that life was over for me; that sunrise and sunset and the glory of the stars had no further part to play for me; and that all that was left for me was to die, and be put into a corner somewhere and speedily forgotten.

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading Indeed, I thought that it was breaking; that life was over for me; that sunrise and sunset and the glory of the stars had no further part to play for me; and that all that was left for me was to die, and be put into a corner somewhere and speedily forgotten.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

successive (without a break)

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading To this place I now sped half unconsciously, my face, I make no doubt, scarlet with passion and shame, and my eyes well-nigh blinded with sudden up-springing of tears.

the first light of day

From this reading Indeed, I thought that it was breaking; that life was over for me; that sunrise and sunset and the glory of the stars had no further part to play for me; and that all that was left for me was to die, and be put into a corner somewhere and speedily forgotten.

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading Indeed, I thought that it was breaking; that life was over for me; that sunrise and sunset and the glory of the stars had no further part to play for me; and that all that was left for me was to die, and be put into a corner somewhere and speedily forgotten.

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading To this place I now sped half unconsciously, my face, I make no doubt, scarlet with passion and shame, and my eyes well-nigh blinded with sudden up-springing of tears.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Indeed, I thought that it was breaking; that life was over for me; that sunrise and sunset and the glory of the stars had no further part to play for me; and that all that was left for me was to die, and be put into a corner somewhere and speedily forgotten.

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

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

in or at that place or location

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

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

From this reading To this place I now sped half unconsciously, my face, I make no doubt, scarlet with passion and shame, and my eyes well-nigh blinded with sudden up-springing of tears.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Indeed, I thought that it was breaking; that life was over for me; that sunrise and sunset and the glory of the stars had no further part to play for me; and that all that was left for me was to die, and be put into a corner somewhere and speedily forgotten.

exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

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

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

the gymnastic moves of an acrobat

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

without awareness

From this reading To this place I now sped half unconsciously, my face, I make no doubt, scarlet with passion and shame, and my eyes well-nigh blinded with sudden up-springing of tears.

up to a particular time

From this reading How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

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From this reading To this place I now sped half unconsciously, my face, I make no doubt, scarlet with passion and shame, and my eyes well-nigh blinded with sudden up-springing of tears.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

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 How I got to my hollow I do not know, but I ran and ran and ran, with my blood tingling, heedless of all the world, until at last I found myself tumbling down over its ridged wall or rampart of hummocks and dropping, with a choking moan, flat on my face in an agony of despair.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

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

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

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

From this reading To this place I now sped half unconsciously, my face, I make no doubt, scarlet with passion and shame, and my eyes well-nigh blinded with sudden up-springing of tears.

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

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

in or at the place that

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

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

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

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From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

in the company of; together with

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading LANCELOT LEAVES There was a place upon the downs to which it was often my special delight to betake me--a kind of hollow dip between two humps of hills, where a lad might lie warm in the windiest weather and look straight out upon the sea, shining with calm or shaggy with storm, and feel quite as if he were alone in the world.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading There I lay in the long grasses, sobbing as if my heart would break.