Chapter II

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

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading He stood a little above the town, looking over and beyond it.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Now his sight, reining up against hills, gave him a certain emotion of surprise, such as he might have felt if a familiar hunter had unexpectedly shied at a hedgerow.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

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

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

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

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

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

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading He stood a little above the town, looking over and beyond it.

a blemish made by dirt

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

plural of “canal” — (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading Now his sight, reining up against hills, gave him a certain emotion of surprise, such as he might have felt if a familiar hunter had unexpectedly shied at a hedgerow.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

combined into or constituting a chemical compound

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

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From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

dreamy in mood or nature

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

trained in a skill by repetitious practice

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

plural of “dyke” — (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

any strong feeling

From this reading Now his sight, reining up against hills, gave him a certain emotion of surprise, such as he might have felt if a familiar hunter had unexpectedly shied at a hedgerow.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

opinion or judgment

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

well known or easily recognized

From this reading Now his sight, reining up against hills, gave him a certain emotion of surprise, such as he might have felt if a familiar hunter had unexpectedly shied at a hedgerow.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Now his sight, reining up against hills, gave him a certain emotion of surprise, such as he might have felt if a familiar hunter had unexpectedly shied at a hedgerow.

a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

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

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Now his sight, reining up against hills, gave him a certain emotion of surprise, such as he might have felt if a familiar hunter had unexpectedly shied at a hedgerow.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

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

From this reading Now his sight, reining up against hills, gave him a certain emotion of surprise, such as he might have felt if a familiar hunter had unexpectedly shied at a hedgerow.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Now his sight, reining up against hills, gave him a certain emotion of surprise, such as he might have felt if a familiar hunter had unexpectedly shied at a hedgerow.

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

From this reading Now his sight, reining up against hills, gave him a certain emotion of surprise, such as he might have felt if a familiar hunter had unexpectedly shied at a hedgerow.

a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

From this reading Now his sight, reining up against hills, gave him a certain emotion of surprise, such as he might have felt if a familiar hunter had unexpectedly shied at a hedgerow.

plural of “highway” — a major road for any form of motor transport

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

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

From this reading Now his sight, reining up against hills, gave him a certain emotion of surprise, such as he might have felt if a familiar hunter had unexpectedly shied at a hedgerow.

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

From this reading Now his sight, reining up against hills, gave him a certain emotion of surprise, such as he might have felt if a familiar hunter had unexpectedly shied at a hedgerow.

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

From this reading Now his sight, reining up against hills, gave him a certain emotion of surprise, such as he might have felt if a familiar hunter had unexpectedly shied at a hedgerow.

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

someone who hunts game

From this reading Now his sight, reining up against hills, gave him a certain emotion of surprise, such as he might have felt if a familiar hunter had unexpectedly shied at a hedgerow.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Now his sight, reining up against hills, gave him a certain emotion of surprise, such as he might have felt if a familiar hunter had unexpectedly shied at a hedgerow.

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

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

plural of “ingot” — metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

tiresomely long; seemingly without end

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He stood a little above the town, looking over and beyond it.

in an unhurried way or at one's convenience

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

provided with artificial light

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

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

From this reading He stood a little above the town, looking over and beyond it.

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

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

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 This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading He stood a little above the town, looking over and beyond it.

without love

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

being nothing more than specified

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

a European river; flows into the North Sea

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

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

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Now his sight, reining up against hills, gave him a certain emotion of surprise, such as he might have felt if a familiar hunter had unexpectedly shied at a hedgerow.

become covered with mist

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

a form of address for a man

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

the middle of the day

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

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

From this reading Now his sight, reining up against hills, gave him a certain emotion of surprise, such as he might have felt if a familiar hunter had unexpectedly shied at a hedgerow.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

above and across; more than

From this reading He stood a little above the town, looking over and beyond it.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

plural of “perspective” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

past form of “pound” — hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

of or relating to or resembling or constituting a prism

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

the possibility of future success

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

plural of “reflection” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

-ing form of “rein” — control and direct with or as if by reins

From this reading Now his sight, reining up against hills, gave him a certain emotion of surprise, such as he might have felt if a familiar hunter had unexpectedly shied at a hedgerow.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

plural of “ribbon” — any long object resembling a thin line

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

filled with shade

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

inflected form of “shy” — start suddenly, as from fright

From this reading Now his sight, reining up against hills, gave him a certain emotion of surprise, such as he might have felt if a familiar hunter had unexpectedly shied at a hedgerow.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading Now his sight, reining up against hills, gave him a certain emotion of surprise, such as he might have felt if a familiar hunter had unexpectedly shied at a hedgerow.

well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

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

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

plural of “spark” — a momentary flash of light

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading He stood a little above the town, looking over and beyond it.

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Now his sight, reining up against hills, gave him a certain emotion of surprise, such as he might have felt if a familiar hunter had unexpectedly shied at a hedgerow.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

to the maximum degree

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading Now his sight, reining up against hills, gave him a certain emotion of surprise, such as he might have felt if a familiar hunter had unexpectedly shied at a hedgerow.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

the act of swimming

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

carry out

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

becoming gradually narrower

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

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

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

a special situation

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

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

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

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

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

in the direction of

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading He stood a little above the town, looking over and beyond it.

(archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

in a way that was not expected

From this reading Now his sight, reining up against hills, gave him a certain emotion of surprise, such as he might have felt if a familiar hunter had unexpectedly shied at a hedgerow.

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

From this reading Now his sight, reining up against hills, gave him a certain emotion of surprise, such as he might have felt if a familiar hunter had unexpectedly shied at a hedgerow.

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From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

a vivid mental image

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

the visual percept of a region

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading On a supremely hot noon of August, Mr Edward Murk, walking leisurely along a road pounded and compounded of small coal, came down towards the ancient city of Liége, and paused at a vantage-point to take in the prospect.

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

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

in the company of; together with

From this reading In the middle-distance of his picture--pulled into the soft arms of hills that, melting to their own embrace, became mere swimming banks of mist--floated a prismatic blot of water--the vista of the Meuse--dinted like an opal with shadowy reflections, and lit with sudden sparks in dreamy places.

possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.

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

From this reading This was a fair enough one to any vision, and fair in the extreme to eyes so long drilled to the interminable perspectives of Flanders--to loveless dykes, to canals like sleek ingots of glass, to stretched ribbons of highways tapering to a flat horizon--as that a tumulus would seem as sweet a thing for them to rest on as a woman’s bosom.