Chapter VI

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

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

having fair knowledge of

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

later than; following

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

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

From this reading It was rather dark up here, and very warm and stuffy, for the warm air rising from the body of the hive could not escape, as the propolis workers had filled all of the crevices and cracks in the roof and where the great flat roof-board rested on the vertical sides of the hive.

(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 It was rather dark up here, and very warm and stuffy, for the warm air rising from the body of the hive could not escape, as the propolis workers had filled all of the crevices and cracks in the roof and where the great flat roof-board rested on the vertical sides of the hive.

in addition

From this reading Nuova felt glad she was not a crack-filler, and turned to go down to the wax-making group where she belonged, when she saw a curious, dusky-gray creature, not a bee, although with big eyes and long antennae and wings, which are all things that bees have also.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Nuova felt glad she was not a crack-filler, and turned to go down to the wax-making group where she belonged, when she saw a curious, dusky-gray creature, not a bee, although with big eyes and long antennae and wings, which are all things that bees have also.

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

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

plural of “antenna” — an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals

From this reading Nuova felt glad she was not a crack-filler, and turned to go down to the wax-making group where she belonged, when she saw a curious, dusky-gray creature, not a bee, although with big eyes and long antennae and wings, which are all things that bees have also.

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

From this reading Nuova felt glad she was not a crack-filler, and turned to go down to the wax-making group where she belonged, when she saw a curious, dusky-gray creature, not a bee, although with big eyes and long antennae and wings, which are all things that bees have also.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

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

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was the first time she had been clear up to the roof of the hive and she saw that here, as at the bottom, there was a low, free space for the whole length and breadth of the hive.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

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

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

possessive form of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

From this reading But this creature's body was much slenderer than a bee's, its antennae very much longer and slenderer, and its wings not only longer, but covered over, as was the body, with myriads of small scales and hairs.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It was the first time she had been clear up to the roof of the hive and she saw that here, as at the bottom, there was a low, free space for the whole length and breadth of the hive.

plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

From this reading Nuova felt glad she was not a crack-filler, and turned to go down to the wax-making group where she belonged, when she saw a curious, dusky-gray creature, not a bee, although with big eyes and long antennae and wings, which are all things that bees have also.

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

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading Nuova felt glad she was not a crack-filler, and turned to go down to the wax-making group where she belonged, when she saw a curious, dusky-gray creature, not a bee, although with big eyes and long antennae and wings, which are all things that bees have also.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Nuova felt glad she was not a crack-filler, and turned to go down to the wax-making group where she belonged, when she saw a curious, dusky-gray creature, not a bee, although with big eyes and long antennae and wings, which are all things that bees have also.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading It was rather dark up here, and very warm and stuffy, for the warm air rising from the body of the hive could not escape, as the propolis workers had filled all of the crevices and cracks in the roof and where the great flat roof-board rested on the vertical sides of the hive.

the lower side of anything

From this reading It was the first time she had been clear up to the roof of the hive and she saw that here, as at the bottom, there was a low, free space for the whole length and breadth of the hive.

the capacity to understand a broad range of topics

From this reading It was the first time she had been clear up to the roof of the hive and she saw that here, as at the bottom, there was a low, free space for the whole length and breadth of the hive.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But this creature's body was much slenderer than a bee's, its antennae very much longer and slenderer, and its wings not only longer, but covered over, as was the body, with myriads of small scales and hairs.

rid of obstructions

From this reading It was the first time she had been clear up to the roof of the hive and she saw that here, as at the bottom, there was a low, free space for the whole length and breadth of the hive.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading It was rather dark up here, and very warm and stuffy, for the warm air rising from the body of the hive could not escape, as the propolis workers had filled all of the crevices and cracks in the roof and where the great flat roof-board rested on the vertical sides of the hive.

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

From this reading But this creature's body was much slenderer than a bee's, its antennae very much longer and slenderer, and its wings not only longer, but covered over, as was the body, with myriads of small scales and hairs.

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

From this reading Nuova felt glad she was not a crack-filler, and turned to go down to the wax-making group where she belonged, when she saw a curious, dusky-gray creature, not a bee, although with big eyes and long antennae and wings, which are all things that bees have also.

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

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

plural of “crack” — a long narrow opening

From this reading It was rather dark up here, and very warm and stuffy, for the warm air rising from the body of the hive could not escape, as the propolis workers had filled all of the crevices and cracks in the roof and where the great flat roof-board rested on the vertical sides of the hive.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Nuova felt glad she was not a crack-filler, and turned to go down to the wax-making group where she belonged, when she saw a curious, dusky-gray creature, not a bee, although with big eyes and long antennae and wings, which are all things that bees have also.

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

From this reading But this creature's body was much slenderer than a bee's, its antennae very much longer and slenderer, and its wings not only longer, but covered over, as was the body, with myriads of small scales and hairs.

plural of “crevice” — a long narrow depression in a surface

From this reading It was rather dark up here, and very warm and stuffy, for the warm air rising from the body of the hive could not escape, as the propolis workers had filled all of the crevices and cracks in the roof and where the great flat roof-board rested on the vertical sides of the hive.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading Nuova felt glad she was not a crack-filler, and turned to go down to the wax-making group where she belonged, when she saw a curious, dusky-gray creature, not a bee, although with big eyes and long antennae and wings, which are all things that bees have also.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading It was rather dark up here, and very warm and stuffy, for the warm air rising from the body of the hive could not escape, as the propolis workers had filled all of the crevices and cracks in the roof and where the great flat roof-board rested on the vertical sides of the hive.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Nuova felt glad she was not a crack-filler, and turned to go down to the wax-making group where she belonged, when she saw a curious, dusky-gray creature, not a bee, although with big eyes and long antennae and wings, which are all things that bees have also.

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

From this reading Nuova felt glad she was not a crack-filler, and turned to go down to the wax-making group where she belonged, when she saw a curious, dusky-gray creature, not a bee, although with big eyes and long antennae and wings, which are all things that bees have also.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading It was rather dark up here, and very warm and stuffy, for the warm air rising from the body of the hive could not escape, as the propolis workers had filled all of the crevices and cracks in the roof and where the great flat roof-board rested on the vertical sides of the hive.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Nuova felt glad she was not a crack-filler, and turned to go down to the wax-making group where she belonged, when she saw a curious, dusky-gray creature, not a bee, although with big eyes and long antennae and wings, which are all things that bees have also.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Nuova felt glad she was not a crack-filler, and turned to go down to the wax-making group where she belonged, when she saw a curious, dusky-gray creature, not a bee, although with big eyes and long antennae and wings, which are all things that bees have also.

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

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading It was rather dark up here, and very warm and stuffy, for the warm air rising from the body of the hive could not escape, as the propolis workers had filled all of the crevices and cracks in the roof and where the great flat roof-board rested on the vertical sides of the hive.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading It was the first time she had been clear up to the roof of the hive and she saw that here, as at the bottom, there was a low, free space for the whole length and breadth of the hive.

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

From this reading It was rather dark up here, and very warm and stuffy, for the warm air rising from the body of the hive could not escape, as the propolis workers had filled all of the crevices and cracks in the roof and where the great flat roof-board rested on the vertical sides of the hive.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was the first time she had been clear up to the roof of the hive and she saw that here, as at the bottom, there was a low, free space for the whole length and breadth of the hive.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading It was the first time she had been clear up to the roof of the hive and she saw that here, as at the bottom, there was a low, free space for the whole length and breadth of the hive.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was rather dark up here, and very warm and stuffy, for the warm air rising from the body of the hive could not escape, as the propolis workers had filled all of the crevices and cracks in the roof and where the great flat roof-board rested on the vertical sides of the hive.

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading Nuova felt glad she was not a crack-filler, and turned to go down to the wax-making group where she belonged, when she saw a curious, dusky-gray creature, not a bee, although with big eyes and long antennae and wings, which are all things that bees have also.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Nuova felt glad she was not a crack-filler, and turned to go down to the wax-making group where she belonged, when she saw a curious, dusky-gray creature, not a bee, although with big eyes and long antennae and wings, which are all things that bees have also.

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

From this reading It was rather dark up here, and very warm and stuffy, for the warm air rising from the body of the hive could not escape, as the propolis workers had filled all of the crevices and cracks in the roof and where the great flat roof-board rested on the vertical sides of the hive.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading Nuova felt glad she was not a crack-filler, and turned to go down to the wax-making group where she belonged, when she saw a curious, dusky-gray creature, not a bee, although with big eyes and long antennae and wings, which are all things that bees have also.

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

From this reading It was the first time she had been clear up to the roof of the hive and she saw that here, as at the bottom, there was a low, free space for the whole length and breadth of the hive.

plural of “hair” — a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading But this creature's body was much slenderer than a bee's, its antennae very much longer and slenderer, and its wings not only longer, but covered over, as was the body, with myriads of small scales and hairs.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Nuova felt glad she was not a crack-filler, and turned to go down to the wax-making group where she belonged, when she saw a curious, dusky-gray creature, not a bee, although with big eyes and long antennae and wings, which are all things that bees have also.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

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

From this reading It was the first time she had been clear up to the roof of the hive and she saw that here, as at the bottom, there was a low, free space for the whole length and breadth of the hive.

a teeming multitude

From this reading It was the first time she had been clear up to the roof of the hive and she saw that here, as at the bottom, there was a low, free space for the whole length and breadth of the hive.

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

From this reading It was rather dark up here, and very warm and stuffy, for the warm air rising from the body of the hive could not escape, as the propolis workers had filled all of the crevices and cracks in the roof and where the great flat roof-board rested on the vertical sides of the hive.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was the first time she had been clear up to the roof of the hive and she saw that here, as at the bottom, there was a low, free space for the whole length and breadth of the hive.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading But this creature's body was much slenderer than a bee's, its antennae very much longer and slenderer, and its wings not only longer, but covered over, as was the body, with myriads of small scales and hairs.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading It was the first time she had been clear up to the roof of the hive and she saw that here, as at the bottom, there was a low, free space for the whole length and breadth of the hive.

the act of hearing attentively

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

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 Nuova felt glad she was not a crack-filler, and turned to go down to the wax-making group where she belonged, when she saw a curious, dusky-gray creature, not a bee, although with big eyes and long antennae and wings, which are all things that bees have also.

for more time

From this reading But this creature's body was much slenderer than a bee's, its antennae very much longer and slenderer, and its wings not only longer, but covered over, as was the body, with myriads of small scales and hairs.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading It was the first time she had been clear up to the roof of the hive and she saw that here, as at the bottom, there was a low, free space for the whole length and breadth of the hive.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

tediously repetitious or lacking in variety

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading But this creature's body was much slenderer than a bee's, its antennae very much longer and slenderer, and its wings not only longer, but covered over, as was the body, with myriads of small scales and hairs.

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

From this reading But this creature's body was much slenderer than a bee's, its antennae very much longer and slenderer, and its wings not only longer, but covered over, as was the body, with myriads of small scales and hairs.

not any; not one

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was rather dark up here, and very warm and stuffy, for the warm air rising from the body of the hive could not escape, as the propolis workers had filled all of the crevices and cracks in the roof and where the great flat roof-board rested on the vertical sides of the hive.

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

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

and nothing more

From this reading But this creature's body was much slenderer than a bee's, its antennae very much longer and slenderer, and its wings not only longer, but covered over, as was the body, with myriads of small scales and hairs.

above and across; more than

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

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

From this reading It was rather dark up here, and very warm and stuffy, for the warm air rising from the body of the hive could not escape, as the propolis workers had filled all of the crevices and cracks in the roof and where the great flat roof-board rested on the vertical sides of the hive.

on the contrary

From this reading It was rather dark up here, and very warm and stuffy, for the warm air rising from the body of the hive could not escape, as the propolis workers had filled all of the crevices and cracks in the roof and where the great flat roof-board rested on the vertical sides of the hive.

not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing

From this reading It was rather dark up here, and very warm and stuffy, for the warm air rising from the body of the hive could not escape, as the propolis workers had filled all of the crevices and cracks in the roof and where the great flat roof-board rested on the vertical sides of the hive.

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

From this reading It was rather dark up here, and very warm and stuffy, for the warm air rising from the body of the hive could not escape, as the propolis workers had filled all of the crevices and cracks in the roof and where the great flat roof-board rested on the vertical sides of the hive.

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

From this reading It was the first time she had been clear up to the roof of the hive and she saw that here, as at the bottom, there was a low, free space for the whole length and breadth of the hive.

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

From this reading It was rather dark up here, and very warm and stuffy, for the warm air rising from the body of the hive could not escape, as the propolis workers had filled all of the crevices and cracks in the roof and where the great flat roof-board rested on the vertical sides of the hive.

cut with a saw

From this reading It was the first time she had been clear up to the roof of the hive and she saw that here, as at the bottom, there was a low, free space for the whole length and breadth of the hive.

plural of “scale” — an ordered reference standard

From this reading But this creature's body was much slenderer than a bee's, its antennae very much longer and slenderer, and its wings not only longer, but covered over, as was the body, with myriads of small scales and hairs.

plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading It was rather dark up here, and very warm and stuffy, for the warm air rising from the body of the hive could not escape, as the propolis workers had filled all of the crevices and cracks in the roof and where the great flat roof-board rested on the vertical sides of the hive.

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

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

From this reading But this creature's body was much slenderer than a bee's, its antennae very much longer and slenderer, and its wings not only longer, but covered over, as was the body, with myriads of small scales and hairs.

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

From this reading But this creature's body was much slenderer than a bee's, its antennae very much longer and slenderer, and its wings not only longer, but covered over, as was the body, with myriads of small scales and hairs.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading It was the first time she had been clear up to the roof of the hive and she saw that here, as at the bottom, there was a low, free space for the whole length and breadth of the hive.

past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

lacking fresh air

From this reading It was rather dark up here, and very warm and stuffy, for the warm air rising from the body of the hive could not escape, as the propolis workers had filled all of the crevices and cracks in the roof and where the great flat roof-board rested on the vertical sides of the hive.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading But this creature's body was much slenderer than a bee's, its antennae very much longer and slenderer, and its wings not only longer, but covered over, as was the body, with myriads of small scales and hairs.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was the first time she had been clear up to the roof of the hive and she saw that here, as at the bottom, there was a low, free space for the whole length and breadth of the hive.

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

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

in or at that place or location

From this reading It was the first time she had been clear up to the roof of the hive and she saw that here, as at the bottom, there was a low, free space for the whole length and breadth of the hive.

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

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Nuova felt glad she was not a crack-filler, and turned to go down to the wax-making group where she belonged, when she saw a curious, dusky-gray creature, not a bee, although with big eyes and long antennae and wings, which are all things that bees have also.

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

From this reading But this creature's body was much slenderer than a bee's, its antennae very much longer and slenderer, and its wings not only longer, but covered over, as was the body, with myriads of small scales and hairs.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading It was the first time she had been clear up to the roof of the hive and she saw that here, as at the bottom, there was a low, free space for the whole length and breadth of the hive.

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

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading It was the first time she had been clear up to the roof of the hive and she saw that here, as at the bottom, there was a low, free space for the whole length and breadth of the hive.

at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line

From this reading It was rather dark up here, and very warm and stuffy, for the warm air rising from the body of the hive could not escape, as the propolis workers had filled all of the crevices and cracks in the roof and where the great flat roof-board rested on the vertical sides of the hive.

precisely as stated

From this reading It was rather dark up here, and very warm and stuffy, for the warm air rising from the body of the hive could not escape, as the propolis workers had filled all of the crevices and cracks in the roof and where the great flat roof-board rested on the vertical sides of the hive.

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

From this reading It was rather dark up here, and very warm and stuffy, for the warm air rising from the body of the hive could not escape, as the propolis workers had filled all of the crevices and cracks in the roof and where the great flat roof-board rested on the vertical sides of the hive.

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

From this reading It was the first time she had been clear up to the roof of the hive and she saw that here, as at the bottom, there was a low, free space for the whole length and breadth of the hive.

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From this reading Nuova felt glad she was not a crack-filler, and turned to go down to the wax-making group where she belonged, when she saw a curious, dusky-gray creature, not a bee, although with big eyes and long antennae and wings, which are all things that bees have also.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

at the time that

From this reading Nuova felt glad she was not a crack-filler, and turned to go down to the wax-making group where she belonged, when she saw a curious, dusky-gray creature, not a bee, although with big eyes and long antennae and wings, which are all things that bees have also.

in or at the place that

From this reading It was rather dark up here, and very warm and stuffy, for the warm air rising from the body of the hive could not escape, as the propolis workers had filled all of the crevices and cracks in the roof and where the great flat roof-board rested on the vertical sides of the hive.

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

From this reading Nuova felt glad she was not a crack-filler, and turned to go down to the wax-making group where she belonged, when she saw a curious, dusky-gray creature, not a bee, although with big eyes and long antennae and wings, which are all things that bees have also.

during the time that

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading It was the first time she had been clear up to the roof of the hive and she saw that here, as at the bottom, there was a low, free space for the whole length and breadth of the hive.

a means of flight or ascent

From this reading Nuova felt glad she was not a crack-filler, and turned to go down to the wax-making group where she belonged, when she saw a curious, dusky-gray creature, not a bee, although with big eyes and long antennae and wings, which are all things that bees have also.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading _Nuova sees Bee Moth and gets acquainted with Beffa_ As the crack-fillers kept on singing their monotonous song over and over while they worked, and as they paid no attention whatever to Nuova, she turned away after a few minutes of listening to them, and stared around her.

plural of “worker” — a person who works at a specific occupation

From this reading It was rather dark up here, and very warm and stuffy, for the warm air rising from the body of the hive could not escape, as the propolis workers had filled all of the crevices and cracks in the roof and where the great flat roof-board rested on the vertical sides of the hive.