Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading We find the two friends taking a walk.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

anew

From this reading OEHLENSCHLÄGER’S Helge We again let several weeks pass by; it was Christmas Eve, which brings us the beautiful Christmas festival.

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

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

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

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

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

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading OEHLENSCHLÄGER’S Helge We again let several weeks pass by; it was Christmas Eve, which brings us the beautiful Christmas festival.

happiness felt in a secure relationship

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading “Christmas-tide, When in the wood the snow shines bright.”

third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading OEHLENSCHLÄGER’S Helge We again let several weeks pass by; it was Christmas Eve, which brings us the beautiful Christmas festival.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading OEHLENSCHLÄGER’S Helge We again let several weeks pass by; it was Christmas Eve, which brings us the beautiful Christmas festival.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.

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From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

From this reading OEHLENSCHLÄGER’S Helge We again let several weeks pass by; it was Christmas Eve, which brings us the beautiful Christmas festival.

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

From this reading “Christmas-tide, When in the wood the snow shines bright.”

a variable color averaging a deep pink

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

an old form of “could”, used with “thou”

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

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

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

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

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.

give a description of

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.

plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

From this reading OEHLENSCHLÄGER’S Helge We again let several weeks pass by; it was Christmas Eve, which brings us the beautiful Christmas festival.

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration

From this reading OEHLENSCHLÄGER’S Helge We again let several weeks pass by; it was Christmas Eve, which brings us the beautiful Christmas festival.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading We find the two friends taking a walk.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading We find the two friends taking a walk.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.

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

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.

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

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.

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

From this reading OEHLENSCHLÄGER’S Helge We again let several weeks pass by; it was Christmas Eve, which brings us the beautiful Christmas festival.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.

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

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.

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

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.

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

From this reading “Christmas-tide, When in the wood the snow shines bright.”

a person who inhabits a particular place

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

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

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading OEHLENSCHLÄGER’S Helge We again let several weeks pass by; it was Christmas Eve, which brings us the beautiful Christmas festival.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading OEHLENSCHLÄGER’S Helge We again let several weeks pass by; it was Christmas Eve, which brings us the beautiful Christmas festival.

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

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.

a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.

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

From this reading OEHLENSCHLÄGER’S Helge We again let several weeks pass by; it was Christmas Eve, which brings us the beautiful Christmas festival.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

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

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.

above and across; more than

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.

go across or through

From this reading OEHLENSCHLÄGER’S Helge We again let several weeks pass by; it was Christmas Eve, which brings us the beautiful Christmas festival.

consisting of fine particles

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.

superlative of “pure” — free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.

remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.

appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

express in words

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading OEHLENSCHLÄGER’S Helge We again let several weeks pass by; it was Christmas Eve, which brings us the beautiful Christmas festival.

plural of “shine” — the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

From this reading “Christmas-tide, When in the wood the snow shines bright.”

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading “Christmas-tide, When in the wood the snow shines bright.”

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

past form of “sprinkle” — distribute loosely

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading We find the two friends taking a walk.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

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

From this reading “Christmas-tide, When in the wood the snow shines bright.”

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.

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

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.

plural of “twig” — a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

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

From this reading We find the two friends taking a walk.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading OEHLENSCHLÄGER’S Helge We again let several weeks pass by; it was Christmas Eve, which brings us the beautiful Christmas festival.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading We find the two friends taking a walk.

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

From this reading OEHLENSCHLÄGER’S Helge We again let several weeks pass by; it was Christmas Eve, which brings us the beautiful Christmas festival.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading OEHLENSCHLÄGER’S Helge We again let several weeks pass by; it was Christmas Eve, which brings us the beautiful Christmas festival.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading OEHLENSCHLÄGER’S Helge We again let several weeks pass by; it was Christmas Eve, which brings us the beautiful Christmas festival.

at the time that

From this reading “Christmas-tide, When in the wood the snow shines bright.”

in or at the place that

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

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

From this reading OEHLENSCHLÄGER’S Helge We again let several weeks pass by; it was Christmas Eve, which brings us the beautiful Christmas festival.

a Caucasian

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Describe to an inhabitant of the south a country where the earth appears covered with the purest Carrara marble, where the tree twigs resemble white branches of coral sprinkled with diamonds, and above a sky as blue as that belonging to the south, and he will say that is a fairy land.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading “Christmas-tide, When in the wood the snow shines bright.”

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

From this reading Couldst thou suddenly remove him from his dark cypresses and olive-trees to the north, where the fresh snow lies upon the earth, where the white hoar-frost has powdered the trees over, and the sun shines down from the blue heaven, then would he recognize the description and call the north a fairy land.