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From this reading {40} {41} The Sixth Chapter.
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From this reading {40} {41} The Sixth Chapter.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Here something is told of the fine Sights seen on a Wonderful Hillside.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Indeed, there was no time to give the matter any thought before something very strange happened.
backsnounUS /bæks/
plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Indeed, there was no time to give the matter any thought before something very strange happened.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading This lasted only for a second or two, and its cause they could not guess.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading {40} {41} The Sixth Chapter.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This lasted only for a second or two, and its cause they could not guess.
DelightsnounUS /dɪˈlaɪts/
plural of “delight” — a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
divisible by two
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading _Here something is told of the fine Sights seen on a Wonderful Hillside.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This lasted only for a second or two, and its cause they could not guess.
gatewaynounUS /ˈɡeɪtweɪ/
an entrance that can be closed by a gate
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Indeed, there was no time to give the matter any thought before something very strange happened.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading This lasted only for a second or two, and its cause they could not guess.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Indeed, there was no time to give the matter any thought before something very strange happened.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _Here something is told of the fine Sights seen on a Wonderful Hillside.
HillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading _Here something is told of the fine Sights seen on a Wonderful Hillside.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, there was no time to give the matter any thought before something very strange happened.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Here something is told of the fine Sights seen on a Wonderful Hillside.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This lasted only for a second or two, and its cause they could not guess.
lastedverbUS /ˈlæstəd/
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading This lasted only for a second or two, and its cause they could not guess.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Indeed, there was no time to give the matter any thought before something very strange happened.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
not any; not one
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This lasted only for a second or two, and its cause they could not guess.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Here something is told of the fine Sights seen on a Wonderful Hillside.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Here something is told of the fine Sights seen on a Wonderful Hillside.
and nothing more
From this reading This lasted only for a second or two, and its cause they could not guess.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This lasted only for a second or two, and its cause they could not guess.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
Polie
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From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
Rolie
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From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading This lasted only for a second or two, and its cause they could not guess.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _Here something is told of the fine Sights seen on a Wonderful Hillside.
shiveryadjective
cold enough to cause shivers
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
SightsnounUS /saɪts/
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading _Here something is told of the fine Sights seen on a Wonderful Hillside.
SixthadjectiveUS /sɪksθ/
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading {40} {41} The Sixth Chapter.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading _Here something is told of the fine Sights seen on a Wonderful Hillside.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Indeed, there was no time to give the matter any thought before something very strange happened.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading {40} {41} The Sixth Chapter.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Indeed, there was no time to give the matter any thought before something very strange happened.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This lasted only for a second or two, and its cause they could not guess.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This lasted only for a second or two, and its cause they could not guess.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Indeed, there was no time to give the matter any thought before something very strange happened.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Indeed, there was no time to give the matter any thought before something very strange happened.
tipsnounUS /tɪps/
plural of “tip” — the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
toesnounUS /toʊz/
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading _Here something is told of the fine Sights seen on a Wonderful Hillside.
Tommy
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From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading This lasted only for a second or two, and its cause they could not guess.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
precisely as stated
From this reading Indeed, there was no time to give the matter any thought before something very strange happened.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Indeed, there was no time to give the matter any thought before something very strange happened.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Here, too, Helen & Tommy find new Delights, and Rolie Polie finds Trouble._ No sooner had Helen and Tommy walked through the gateway than a peculiar shivery feeling went running up and down their backs, and even to the tips of their fingers and toes.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading _Here something is told of the fine Sights seen on a Wonderful Hillside.
