Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

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

From this reading There was a new pungency in the autumn air, an unaccustomed scantiness in the herbiage of the moor and the low hedges growing from the top of the stone walls.

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

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading From a farmhouse in the bosom of the tree-hung hills lights were already twinkling, and when he reached the edge of the moor, and the sea spread itself out almost at his feet, the shapes of the passing steamers, with their long trail of smoke, were blurred and uncertain.

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

From this reading There was a new pungency in the autumn air, an unaccustomed scantiness in the herbiage of the moor and the low hedges growing from the top of the stone walls.

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

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading From a farmhouse in the bosom of the tree-hung hills lights were already twinkling, and when he reached the edge of the moor, and the sea spread itself out almost at his feet, the shapes of the passing steamers, with their long trail of smoke, were blurred and uncertain.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading There was a new pungency in the autumn air, an unaccustomed scantiness in the herbiage of the moor and the low hedges growing from the top of the stone walls.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The telegraph posts, leaning away from the wind, seemed somehow scantier; the road stretched between them, lonely and desolate.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The telegraph posts, leaning away from the wind, seemed somehow scantier; the road stretched between them, lonely and desolate.

indistinct or hazy in outline

From this reading From a farmhouse in the bosom of the tree-hung hills lights were already twinkling, and when he reached the edge of the moor, and the sea spread itself out almost at his feet, the shapes of the passing steamers, with their long trail of smoke, were blurred and uncertain.

the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

From this reading From a farmhouse in the bosom of the tree-hung hills lights were already twinkling, and when he reached the edge of the moor, and the sea spread itself out almost at his feet, the shapes of the passing steamers, with their long trail of smoke, were blurred and uncertain.

of surpassing excellence

From this reading The glory of the heather had passed, though here and there a clump of brilliant yellow gorse remained.

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading The glory of the heather had passed, though here and there a clump of brilliant yellow gorse remained.

providing no shelter or sustenance

From this reading The telegraph posts, leaning away from the wind, seemed somehow scantier; the road stretched between them, lonely and desolate.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading From a farmhouse in the bosom of the tree-hung hills lights were already twinkling, and when he reached the edge of the moor, and the sea spread itself out almost at his feet, the shapes of the passing steamers, with their long trail of smoke, were blurred and uncertain.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

house for a farmer and family

From this reading From a farmhouse in the bosom of the tree-hung hills lights were already twinkling, and when he reached the edge of the moor, and the sea spread itself out almost at his feet, the shapes of the passing steamers, with their long trail of smoke, were blurred and uncertain.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading From a farmhouse in the bosom of the tree-hung hills lights were already twinkling, and when he reached the edge of the moor, and the sea spread itself out almost at his feet, the shapes of the passing steamers, with their long trail of smoke, were blurred and uncertain.

set up or found

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading There was a new pungency in the autumn air, an unaccustomed scantiness in the herbiage of the moor and the low hedges growing from the top of the stone walls.

United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

a state of high honor

From this reading The glory of the heather had passed, though here and there a clump of brilliant yellow gorse remained.

very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe

From this reading The glory of the heather had passed, though here and there a clump of brilliant yellow gorse remained.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading There was a new pungency in the autumn air, an unaccustomed scantiness in the herbiage of the moor and the low hedges growing from the top of the stone walls.

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

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

continually recurring to the mind

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

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

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere

From this reading The glory of the heather had passed, though here and there a clump of brilliant yellow gorse remained.

plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

From this reading There was a new pungency in the autumn air, an unaccustomed scantiness in the herbiage of the moor and the low hedges growing from the top of the stone walls.

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From this reading There was a new pungency in the autumn air, an unaccustomed scantiness in the herbiage of the moor and the low hedges growing from the top of the stone walls.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading The glory of the heather had passed, though here and there a clump of brilliant yellow gorse remained.

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

From this reading From a farmhouse in the bosom of the tree-hung hills lights were already twinkling, and when he reached the edge of the moor, and the sea spread itself out almost at his feet, the shapes of the passing steamers, with their long trail of smoke, were blurred and uncertain.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

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

From this reading There was a new pungency in the autumn air, an unaccustomed scantiness in the herbiage of the moor and the low hedges growing from the top of the stone walls.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

immediately past

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading The telegraph posts, leaning away from the wind, seemed somehow scantier; the road stretched between them, lonely and desolate.

the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

From this reading From a farmhouse in the bosom of the tree-hung hills lights were already twinkling, and when he reached the edge of the moor, and the sea spread itself out almost at his feet, the shapes of the passing steamers, with their long trail of smoke, were blurred and uncertain.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading The telegraph posts, leaning away from the wind, seemed somehow scantier; the road stretched between them, lonely and desolate.

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 From a farmhouse in the bosom of the tree-hung hills lights were already twinkling, and when he reached the edge of the moor, and the sea spread itself out almost at his feet, the shapes of the passing steamers, with their long trail of smoke, were blurred and uncertain.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading There was a new pungency in the autumn air, an unaccustomed scantiness in the herbiage of the moor and the low hedges growing from the top of the stone walls.

secure in or as if in a berth or dock

From this reading There was a new pungency in the autumn air, an unaccustomed scantiness in the herbiage of the moor and the low hedges growing from the top of the stone walls.

open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

suggesting an unhealthy mental state

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading There was a new pungency in the autumn air, an unaccustomed scantiness in the herbiage of the moor and the low hedges growing from the top of the stone walls.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading From a farmhouse in the bosom of the tree-hung hills lights were already twinkling, and when he reached the edge of the moor, and the sea spread itself out almost at his feet, the shapes of the passing steamers, with their long trail of smoke, were blurred and uncertain.

influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

plural of “post” — the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand

From this reading The telegraph posts, leaning away from the wind, seemed somehow scantier; the road stretched between them, lonely and desolate.

wit having a sharp and caustic quality

From this reading There was a new pungency in the autumn air, an unaccustomed scantiness in the herbiage of the moor and the low hedges growing from the top of the stone walls.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading From a farmhouse in the bosom of the tree-hung hills lights were already twinkling, and when he reached the edge of the moor, and the sea spread itself out almost at his feet, the shapes of the passing steamers, with their long trail of smoke, were blurred and uncertain.

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading The glory of the heather had passed, though here and there a clump of brilliant yellow gorse remained.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading The telegraph posts, leaning away from the wind, seemed somehow scantier; the road stretched between them, lonely and desolate.

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From this reading The telegraph posts, leaning away from the wind, seemed somehow scantier; the road stretched between them, lonely and desolate.

the quality of being meager

From this reading There was a new pungency in the autumn air, an unaccustomed scantiness in the herbiage of the moor and the low hedges growing from the top of the stone walls.

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

From this reading From a farmhouse in the bosom of the tree-hung hills lights were already twinkling, and when he reached the edge of the moor, and the sea spread itself out almost at his feet, the shapes of the passing steamers, with their long trail of smoke, were blurred and uncertain.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The telegraph posts, leaning away from the wind, seemed somehow scantier; the road stretched between them, lonely and desolate.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

plural of “shape” — any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

From this reading From a farmhouse in the bosom of the tree-hung hills lights were already twinkling, and when he reached the edge of the moor, and the sea spread itself out almost at his feet, the shapes of the passing steamers, with their long trail of smoke, were blurred and uncertain.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading From a farmhouse in the bosom of the tree-hung hills lights were already twinkling, and when he reached the edge of the moor, and the sea spread itself out almost at his feet, the shapes of the passing steamers, with their long trail of smoke, were blurred and uncertain.

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading The telegraph posts, leaning away from the wind, seemed somehow scantier; the road stretched between them, lonely and desolate.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading From a farmhouse in the bosom of the tree-hung hills lights were already twinkling, and when he reached the edge of the moor, and the sea spread itself out almost at his feet, the shapes of the passing steamers, with their long trail of smoke, were blurred and uncertain.

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

plural of “steamer” — a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

From this reading From a farmhouse in the bosom of the tree-hung hills lights were already twinkling, and when he reached the edge of the moor, and the sea spread itself out almost at his feet, the shapes of the passing steamers, with their long trail of smoke, were blurred and uncertain.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading There was a new pungency in the autumn air, an unaccustomed scantiness in the herbiage of the moor and the low hedges growing from the top of the stone walls.

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading The telegraph posts, leaning away from the wind, seemed somehow scantier; the road stretched between them, lonely and desolate.

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From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)

From this reading The telegraph posts, leaning away from the wind, seemed somehow scantier; the road stretched between them, lonely and desolate.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

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

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading From a farmhouse in the bosom of the tree-hung hills lights were already twinkling, and when he reached the edge of the moor, and the sea spread itself out almost at his feet, the shapes of the passing steamers, with their long trail of smoke, were blurred and uncertain.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The telegraph posts, leaning away from the wind, seemed somehow scantier; the road stretched between them, lonely and desolate.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was a new pungency in the autumn air, an unaccustomed scantiness in the herbiage of the moor and the low hedges growing from the top of the stone walls.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The glory of the heather had passed, though here and there a clump of brilliant yellow gorse remained.

the upper part of anything

From this reading There was a new pungency in the autumn air, an unaccustomed scantiness in the herbiage of the moor and the low hedges growing from the top of the stone walls.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading From a farmhouse in the bosom of the tree-hung hills lights were already twinkling, and when he reached the edge of the moor, and the sea spread itself out almost at his feet, the shapes of the passing steamers, with their long trail of smoke, were blurred and uncertain.

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

From this reading From a farmhouse in the bosom of the tree-hung hills lights were already twinkling, and when he reached the edge of the moor, and the sea spread itself out almost at his feet, the shapes of the passing steamers, with their long trail of smoke, were blurred and uncertain.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

From this reading From a farmhouse in the bosom of the tree-hung hills lights were already twinkling, and when he reached the edge of the moor, and the sea spread itself out almost at his feet, the shapes of the passing steamers, with their long trail of smoke, were blurred and uncertain.

unusual or unfamiliar

From this reading There was a new pungency in the autumn air, an unaccustomed scantiness in the herbiage of the moor and the low hedges growing from the top of the stone walls.

lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance

From this reading From a farmhouse in the bosom of the tree-hung hills lights were already twinkling, and when he reached the edge of the moor, and the sea spread itself out almost at his feet, the shapes of the passing steamers, with their long trail of smoke, were blurred and uncertain.

reverse the winding or twisting of

From this reading Tallente found himself possessed of a haunting, almost a morbid feeling that a lifetime had passed since last his car had turned out of the station gates and he had seen the moorland unroll itself before his eyes.

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

From this reading There was a new pungency in the autumn air, an unaccustomed scantiness in the herbiage of the moor and the low hedges growing from the top of the stone walls.

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

From this reading There was a new pungency in the autumn air, an unaccustomed scantiness in the herbiage of the moor and the low hedges growing from the top of the stone walls.

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

From this reading From a farmhouse in the bosom of the tree-hung hills lights were already twinkling, and when he reached the edge of the moor, and the sea spread itself out almost at his feet, the shapes of the passing steamers, with their long trail of smoke, were blurred and uncertain.

at the time that

From this reading From a farmhouse in the bosom of the tree-hung hills lights were already twinkling, and when he reached the edge of the moor, and the sea spread itself out almost at his feet, the shapes of the passing steamers, with their long trail of smoke, were blurred and uncertain.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading The telegraph posts, leaning away from the wind, seemed somehow scantier; the road stretched between them, lonely and desolate.

in the company of; together with

From this reading From a farmhouse in the bosom of the tree-hung hills lights were already twinkling, and when he reached the edge of the moor, and the sea spread itself out almost at his feet, the shapes of the passing steamers, with their long trail of smoke, were blurred and uncertain.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading The glory of the heather had passed, though here and there a clump of brilliant yellow gorse remained.