Chapter XVI

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

From this reading I say, this is a little bit of all right—isn’t it?”

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading I say, this is a little bit of all right—isn’t it?”

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

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

someone who operates an aircraft

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil

From this reading “That rolling stone struck something,—bedrock—I guess, five hundred feet below.”

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading “That rolling stone struck something,—bedrock—I guess, five hundred feet below.”

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading I say, this is a little bit of all right—isn’t it?”

fresh and animated

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

a region marking a boundary

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

plural of “call” — a telephone connection

From this reading “So—so this is what Pemrose eloquently calls ‘the lip of nothing’,” he remarked.

one of the large landmasses of the earth

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

with eloquence

From this reading “So—so this is what Pemrose eloquently calls ‘the lip of nothing’,” he remarked.

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

From this reading “That rolling stone struck something,—bedrock—I guess, five hundred feet below.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading “That rolling stone struck something,—bedrock—I guess, five hundred feet below.”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading “That rolling stone struck something,—bedrock—I guess, five hundred feet below.”

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

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

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

From this reading “So—so this is what Pemrose eloquently calls ‘the lip of nothing’,” he remarked.

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

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

ten 10s

From this reading “That rolling stone struck something,—bedrock—I guess, five hundred feet below.”

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

From this reading I say, this is a little bit of all right—isn’t it?”

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

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

in an indolent manner

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

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

From this reading I say, this is a little bit of all right—isn’t it?”

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From this reading I say, this is a little bit of all right—isn’t it?”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I say, this is a little bit of all right—isn’t it?”

past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Wheeled Through Life “Well!

either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading “So—so this is what Pemrose eloquently calls ‘the lip of nothing’,” he remarked.

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

From this reading I say, this is a little bit of all right—isn’t it?”

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “So—so this is what Pemrose eloquently calls ‘the lip of nothing’,” he remarked.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I say, this is a little bit of all right—isn’t it?”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

above and across; more than

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

plural of “pebble” — a small smooth rounded rock

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

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

From this reading “So—so this is what Pemrose eloquently calls ‘the lip of nothing’,” he remarked.

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

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

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

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading “So—so this is what Pemrose eloquently calls ‘the lip of nothing’,” he remarked.

precisely, exactly

From this reading I say, this is a little bit of all right—isn’t it?”

abounding in rocks or stones

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

uttered with a trill

From this reading “That rolling stone struck something,—bedrock—I guess, five hundred feet below.”

express in words

From this reading I say, this is a little bit of all right—isn’t it?”

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

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

having an oblique or slanted direction

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “So—so this is what Pemrose eloquently calls ‘the lip of nothing’,” he remarked.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “That rolling stone struck something,—bedrock—I guess, five hundred feet below.”

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading “That rolling stone struck something,—bedrock—I guess, five hundred feet below.”

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading “That rolling stone struck something,—bedrock—I guess, five hundred feet below.”

a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “That rolling stone struck something,—bedrock—I guess, five hundred feet below.”

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

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

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

From this reading I say, this is a little bit of all right—isn’t it?”

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Wheeled Through Life “Well!

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

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

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

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Wheeled Through Life “Well!

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “So—so this is what Pemrose eloquently calls ‘the lip of nothing’,” he remarked.

having wheels; often used in combination

From this reading Wheeled Through Life “Well!

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading Treffrey Graham, aviator, Polytechnic student, youth of nineteen in whom East and West met on breezy ground, for most of his life had been spent on the other side of the continent, lay upon the rocky Balcony half way up Pocohosette Mountain and indolently kicked pebbles down a sloping ledge, over a precipice’s brink.