Chapter VIII

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

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

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From this reading And after tea I like to take my little group of Adelers out from the hot streets over the grassy way which leads to the river shore, and to find a comfortable loitering-place upon the Battery.

provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction

From this reading That spot is adorned with a long row of rugged old trees whose trunks are gashed and scarred by the penknives of idlers.

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

later than; following

From this reading And after tea I like to take my little group of Adelers out from the hot streets over the grassy way which leads to the river shore, and to find a comfortable loitering-place upon the Battery.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading The closing hours of the long summer afternoon can be spent in no pleasanter place than by the water's side.

in the past

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

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

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

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

From this reading That spot is adorned with a long row of rugged old trees whose trunks are gashed and scarred by the penknives of idlers.

group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The closing hours of the long summer afternoon can be spent in no pleasanter place than by the water's side.

a youthful male person

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The closing hours of the long summer afternoon can be spent in no pleasanter place than by the water's side.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading The closing hours of the long summer afternoon can be spent in no pleasanter place than by the water's side.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

the act of closing something

From this reading The closing hours of the long summer afternoon can be spent in no pleasanter place than by the water's side.

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading And after tea I like to take my little group of Adelers out from the hot streets over the grassy way which leads to the river shore, and to find a comfortable loitering-place upon the Battery.

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

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading COOLEY'S DOG AND OUR TROUBLES WITH IT.

a native or inhabitant of Holland

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading And after tea I like to take my little group of Adelers out from the hot streets over the grassy way which leads to the river shore, and to find a comfortable loitering-place upon the Battery.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And after tea I like to take my little group of Adelers out from the hot streets over the grassy way which leads to the river shore, and to find a comfortable loitering-place upon the Battery.

past form of “gash” — cut open

From this reading That spot is adorned with a long row of rugged old trees whose trunks are gashed and scarred by the penknives of idlers.

usually; as a rule

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

abounding in grass

From this reading And after tea I like to take my little group of Adelers out from the hot streets over the grassy way which leads to the river shore, and to find a comfortable loitering-place upon the Battery.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading And after tea I like to take my little group of Adelers out from the hot streets over the grassy way which leads to the river shore, and to find a comfortable loitering-place upon the Battery.

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

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

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 And after tea I like to take my little group of Adelers out from the hot streets over the grassy way which leads to the river shore, and to find a comfortable loitering-place upon the Battery.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading The closing hours of the long summer afternoon can be spent in no pleasanter place than by the water's side.

ten 10s

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

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

From this reading And after tea I like to take my little group of Adelers out from the hot streets over the grassy way which leads to the river shore, and to find a comfortable loitering-place upon the Battery.

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

From this reading That spot is adorned with a long row of rugged old trees whose trunks are gashed and scarred by the penknives of idlers.

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

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

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

From this reading That spot is adorned with a long row of rugged old trees whose trunks are gashed and scarred by the penknives of idlers.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race

From this reading And after tea I like to take my little group of Adelers out from the hot streets over the grassy way which leads to the river shore, and to find a comfortable loitering-place upon the Battery.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading And after tea I like to take my little group of Adelers out from the hot streets over the grassy way which leads to the river shore, and to find a comfortable loitering-place upon the Battery.

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

From this reading And after tea I like to take my little group of Adelers out from the hot streets over the grassy way which leads to the river shore, and to find a comfortable loitering-place upon the Battery.

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

From this reading And after tea I like to take my little group of Adelers out from the hot streets over the grassy way which leads to the river shore, and to find a comfortable loitering-place upon the Battery.

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 THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

a form of address for a man

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading And after tea I like to take my little group of Adelers out from the hot streets over the grassy way which leads to the river shore, and to find a comfortable loitering-place upon the Battery.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

not any; not one

From this reading The closing hours of the long summer afternoon can be spent in no pleasanter place than by the water's side.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading COOLEY'S DOG AND OUR TROUBLES WITH IT.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading And after tea I like to take my little group of Adelers out from the hot streets over the grassy way which leads to the river shore, and to find a comfortable loitering-place upon the Battery.

above and across; more than

From this reading And after tea I like to take my little group of Adelers out from the hot streets over the grassy way which leads to the river shore, and to find a comfortable loitering-place upon the Battery.

plural of “peculiarity” — an odd or unusual characteristic

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

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

From this reading That spot is adorned with a long row of rugged old trees whose trunks are gashed and scarred by the penknives of idlers.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The closing hours of the long summer afternoon can be spent in no pleasanter place than by the water's side.

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

From this reading The closing hours of the long summer afternoon can be spent in no pleasanter place than by the water's side.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading That spot is adorned with a long row of rugged old trees whose trunks are gashed and scarred by the penknives of idlers.

sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring

From this reading That spot is adorned with a long row of rugged old trees whose trunks are gashed and scarred by the penknives of idlers.

deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury

From this reading That spot is adorned with a long row of rugged old trees whose trunks are gashed and scarred by the penknives of idlers.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading And after tea I like to take my little group of Adelers out from the hot streets over the grassy way which leads to the river shore, and to find a comfortable loitering-place upon the Battery.

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

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading The closing hours of the long summer afternoon can be spent in no pleasanter place than by the water's side.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading The closing hours of the long summer afternoon can be spent in no pleasanter place than by the water's side.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading That spot is adorned with a long row of rugged old trees whose trunks are gashed and scarred by the penknives of idlers.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading And after tea I like to take my little group of Adelers out from the hot streets over the grassy way which leads to the river shore, and to find a comfortable loitering-place upon the Battery.

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

From this reading The closing hours of the long summer afternoon can be spent in no pleasanter place than by the water's side.

a native or inhabitant of Sweden

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

carry out

From this reading And after tea I like to take my little group of Adelers out from the hot streets over the grassy way which leads to the river shore, and to find a comfortable loitering-place upon the Battery.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading And after tea I like to take my little group of Adelers out from the hot streets over the grassy way which leads to the river shore, and to find a comfortable loitering-place upon the Battery.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The closing hours of the long summer afternoon can be spent in no pleasanter place than by the water's side.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That spot is adorned with a long row of rugged old trees whose trunks are gashed and scarred by the penknives of idlers.

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

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

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

From this reading And after tea I like to take my little group of Adelers out from the hot streets over the grassy way which leads to the river shore, and to find a comfortable loitering-place upon the Battery.

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 That spot is adorned with a long row of rugged old trees whose trunks are gashed and scarred by the penknives of idlers.

plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty

From this reading COOLEY'S DOG AND OUR TROUBLES WITH IT.

(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee

From this reading That spot is adorned with a long row of rugged old trees whose trunks are gashed and scarred by the penknives of idlers.

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

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading And after tea I like to take my little group of Adelers out from the hot streets over the grassy way which leads to the river shore, and to find a comfortable loitering-place upon the Battery.

possessive form of “water” — 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 The closing hours of the long summer afternoon can be spent in no pleasanter place than by the water's side.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading And after tea I like to take my little group of Adelers out from the hot streets over the grassy way which leads to the river shore, and to find a comfortable loitering-place upon the Battery.

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

From this reading And after tea I like to take my little group of Adelers out from the hot streets over the grassy way which leads to the river shore, and to find a comfortable loitering-place upon the Battery.

belonging to which person

From this reading That spot is adorned with a long row of rugged old trees whose trunks are gashed and scarred by the penknives of idlers.

in the company of; together with

From this reading COOLEY'S DOG AND OUR TROUBLES WITH IT.

a late time of life

From this reading THE BATTERY AND ITS PECULIARITIES--A LOVELY SCENE--SWEDE AND DUTCHMAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO--OLD NAMES OF THE RIVER--INDIAN NAMES GENERALLY--COOLEY'S BOY--HIS ADVENTURE IN CHURCH--THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT--MR.