Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading So sleeps the pride of former days--_More_ The village of Moonfleet lies half a mile from the sea on the right or west bank of the Fleet stream.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

how long something has existed

From this reading My name is John Trenchard, and I was fifteen years of age when this story begins.

(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 When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

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

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

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

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading So sleeps the pride of former days--_More_ The village of Moonfleet lies half a mile from the sea on the right or west bank of the Fleet stream.

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

for the reason that

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)

From this reading My name is John Trenchard, and I was fifteen years of age when this story begins.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

with brightness

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

third-person singular of “broaden” — make broader

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

a path over which electrical signals can pass

From this reading The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

a young person of either sex

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

rid of obstructions

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading So sleeps the pride of former days--_More_ The village of Moonfleet lies half a mile from the sea on the right or west bank of the Fleet stream.

(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine

From this reading The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

apart from; not including

From this reading The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

a social unit living together

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading My name is John Trenchard, and I was fifteen years of age when this story begins.

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

From this reading So sleeps the pride of former days--_More_ The village of Moonfleet lies half a mile from the sea on the right or west bank of the Fleet stream.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading So sleeps the pride of former days--_More_ The village of Moonfleet lies half a mile from the sea on the right or west bank of the Fleet stream.

plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading So sleeps the pride of former days--_More_ The village of Moonfleet lies half a mile from the sea on the right or west bank of the Fleet stream.

plural of “frost” — ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

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

From this reading The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading So sleeps the pride of former days--_More_ The village of Moonfleet lies half a mile from the sea on the right or west bank of the Fleet stream.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.

From this reading The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

plural of “heron” — 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 The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

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

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

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

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

plural of “indie” — a pop group not affiliated with a major record company

From this reading The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

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

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading My name is John Trenchard, and I was fifteen years of age when this story begins.

a person who jumps

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

From this reading The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

immediately past

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

From this reading So sleeps the pride of former days--_More_ The village of Moonfleet lies half a mile from the sea on the right or west bank of the Fleet stream.

plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

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

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading So sleeps the pride of former days--_More_ The village of Moonfleet lies half a mile from the sea on the right or west bank of the Fleet stream.

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From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

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From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

abnormally large

From this reading The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

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From this reading So sleeps the pride of former days--_More_ The village of Moonfleet lies half a mile from the sea on the right or west bank of the Fleet stream.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading So sleeps the pride of former days--_More_ The village of Moonfleet lies half a mile from the sea on the right or west bank of the Fleet stream.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My name is John Trenchard, and I was fifteen years of age when this story begins.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading My name is John Trenchard, and I was fifteen years of age when this story begins.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So sleeps the pride of former days--_More_ The village of Moonfleet lies half a mile from the sea on the right or west bank of the Fleet stream.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading So sleeps the pride of former days--_More_ The village of Moonfleet lies half a mile from the sea on the right or west bank of the Fleet stream.

on one occasion

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading So sleeps the pride of former days--_More_ The village of Moonfleet lies half a mile from the sea on the right or west bank of the Fleet stream.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

plural of “oyster” — marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters

From this reading The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

the local environment

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

plural of “pebble” — a small smooth rounded rock

From this reading The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading So sleeps the pride of former days--_More_ The village of Moonfleet lies half a mile from the sea on the right or west bank of the Fleet stream.

precisely, exactly

From this reading So sleeps the pride of former days--_More_ The village of Moonfleet lies half a mile from the sea on the right or west bank of the Fleet stream.

a small stream

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

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

From this reading So sleeps the pride of former days--_More_ The village of Moonfleet lies half a mile from the sea on the right or west bank of the Fleet stream.

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From this reading The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading So sleeps the pride of former days--_More_ The village of Moonfleet lies half a mile from the sea on the right or west bank of the Fleet stream.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So sleeps the pride of former days--_More_ The village of Moonfleet lies half a mile from the sea on the right or west bank of the Fleet stream.

express in speech

From this reading The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

not in physical motion

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

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

From this reading My name is John Trenchard, and I was fifteen years of age when this story begins.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading So sleeps the pride of former days--_More_ The village of Moonfleet lies half a mile from the sea on the right or west bank of the Fleet stream.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

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

From this reading So sleeps the pride of former days--_More_ The village of Moonfleet lies half a mile from the sea on the right or west bank of the Fleet stream.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

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

From this reading The lake is good for nothing except sea-fowl, herons, and oysters, and forms such a place as they call in the Indies a lagoon; being shut off from the open Channel by a monstrous great beach or dike of pebbles, of which I shall speak more hereafter.

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

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

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

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

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From this reading My name is John Trenchard, and I was fifteen years of age when this story begins.

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From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

precisely as stated

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading So sleeps the pride of former days--_More_ The village of Moonfleet lies half a mile from the sea on the right or west bank of the Fleet stream.

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

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

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 This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

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

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

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

From this reading So sleeps the pride of former days--_More_ The village of Moonfleet lies half a mile from the sea on the right or west bank of the Fleet stream.

at the time that

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

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

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

which person or people

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading When I was a child I thought that this place was called Moonfleet, because on a still night, whether in summer, or in winter frosts, the moon shone very brightly on the lagoon; but learned afterwards that 'twas but short for 'Mohune-fleet', from the Mohunes, a great family who were once lords of all these parts.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading This rivulet, which is so narrow as it passes the houses that I have known a good jumper clear it without a pole, broadens out into salt marshes below the village, and loses itself at last in a lake of brackish water.

a late time of life

From this reading My name is John Trenchard, and I was fifteen years of age when this story begins.