353
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From this reading When at last they reached the open, they saw before them the arches of the Claudian aqueduct,[353] stretching black and ponderous across the plains.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The gale was still blowing through the dripping trees, and squalls of rain swept over them with a rush and roar.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading When at last they reached the open, they saw before them the arches of the Claudian aqueduct,[353] stretching black and ponderous across the plains.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a short but difficult walk they reached the foot-bridge, and turned off to the east, leaving the brook Almo behind them, and then by degrees the forest grew thinner.
anew
From this reading In her left hand she carried the dark lantern, with which now and again she lighted up some especially perilous spot, while with her right hand she held aside the boughs of the shrubs.
Almo
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From this reading After a short but difficult walk they reached the foot-bridge, and turned off to the east, leaving the brook Almo behind them, and then by degrees the forest grew thinner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In her left hand she carried the dark lantern, with which now and again she lighted up some especially perilous spot, while with her right hand she held aside the boughs of the shrubs.
aqueductnounUS /ˈækwədʌkt/
a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley
From this reading When at last they reached the open, they saw before them the arches of the Claudian aqueduct,[353] stretching black and ponderous across the plains.
archesnounUS /ˈɑːrtʃəz/
plural of “arch” — a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading When at last they reached the open, they saw before them the arches of the Claudian aqueduct,[353] stretching black and ponderous across the plains.
on or to one side
From this reading In her left hand she carried the dark lantern, with which now and again she lighted up some especially perilous spot, while with her right hand she held aside the boughs of the shrubs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When at last they reached the open, they saw before them the arches of the Claudian aqueduct,[353] stretching black and ponderous across the plains.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When at last they reached the open, they saw before them the arches of the Claudian aqueduct,[353] stretching black and ponderous across the plains.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading After a short but difficult walk they reached the foot-bridge, and turned off to the east, leaving the brook Almo behind them, and then by degrees the forest grew thinner.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading When at last they reached the open, they saw before them the arches of the Claudian aqueduct,[353] stretching black and ponderous across the plains.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading The gale was still blowing through the dripping trees, and squalls of rain swept over them with a rush and roar.
boughsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading In her left hand she carried the dark lantern, with which now and again she lighted up some especially perilous spot, while with her right hand she held aside the boughs of the shrubs.
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading After a short but difficult walk they reached the foot-bridge, and turned off to the east, leaving the brook Almo behind them, and then by degrees the forest grew thinner.
brushwoodnoun
the wood from bushes or small branches
From this reading The little procession slowly made its way through the brushwood; Euterpe, indefatigable, led the way.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading After a short but difficult walk they reached the foot-bridge, and turned off to the east, leaving the brook Almo behind them, and then by degrees the forest grew thinner.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After a short but difficult walk they reached the foot-bridge, and turned off to the east, leaving the brook Almo behind them, and then by degrees the forest grew thinner.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading In her left hand she carried the dark lantern, with which now and again she lighted up some especially perilous spot, while with her right hand she held aside the boughs of the shrubs.
Claudian
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From this reading When at last they reached the open, they saw before them the arches of the Claudian aqueduct,[353] stretching black and ponderous across the plains.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading In her left hand she carried the dark lantern, with which now and again she lighted up some especially perilous spot, while with her right hand she held aside the boughs of the shrubs.
degreesnounUS /dɪˈɡriːz/
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading After a short but difficult walk they reached the foot-bridge, and turned off to the east, leaving the brook Almo behind them, and then by degrees the forest grew thinner.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading After a short but difficult walk they reached the foot-bridge, and turned off to the east, leaving the brook Almo behind them, and then by degrees the forest grew thinner.
drippingnounUS /ˈdrɪpɪŋ/
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading The gale was still blowing through the dripping trees, and squalls of rain swept over them with a rush and roar.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading After a short but difficult walk they reached the foot-bridge, and turned off to the east, leaving the brook Almo behind them, and then by degrees the forest grew thinner.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading In her left hand she carried the dark lantern, with which now and again she lighted up some especially perilous spot, while with her right hand she held aside the boughs of the shrubs.
Euterpenoun
a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America
From this reading The little procession slowly made its way through the brushwood; Euterpe, indefatigable, led the way.
foot-bridge
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From this reading After a short but difficult walk they reached the foot-bridge, and turned off to the east, leaving the brook Almo behind them, and then by degrees the forest grew thinner.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading After a short but difficult walk they reached the foot-bridge, and turned off to the east, leaving the brook Almo behind them, and then by degrees the forest grew thinner.
galenounUS /ɡeɪl/
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading The gale was still blowing through the dripping trees, and squalls of rain swept over them with a rush and roar.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading After a short but difficult walk they reached the foot-bridge, and turned off to the east, leaving the brook Almo behind them, and then by degrees the forest grew thinner.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading In her left hand she carried the dark lantern, with which now and again she lighted up some especially perilous spot, while with her right hand she held aside the boughs of the shrubs.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading In her left hand she carried the dark lantern, with which now and again she lighted up some especially perilous spot, while with her right hand she held aside the boughs of the shrubs.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In her left hand she carried the dark lantern, with which now and again she lighted up some especially perilous spot, while with her right hand she held aside the boughs of the shrubs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In her left hand she carried the dark lantern, with which now and again she lighted up some especially perilous spot, while with her right hand she held aside the boughs of the shrubs.
indefatigableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈfætɪɡəbəl/
showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality
From this reading The little procession slowly made its way through the brushwood; Euterpe, indefatigable, led the way.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The little procession slowly made its way through the brushwood; Euterpe, indefatigable, led the way.
lanternnounUS /ˈlæntərn/
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading In her left hand she carried the dark lantern, with which now and again she lighted up some especially perilous spot, while with her right hand she held aside the boughs of the shrubs.
immediately past
From this reading When at last they reached the open, they saw before them the arches of the Claudian aqueduct,[353] stretching black and ponderous across the plains.
the act of departing
From this reading After a short but difficult walk they reached the foot-bridge, and turned off to the east, leaving the brook Almo behind them, and then by degrees the forest grew thinner.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The little procession slowly made its way through the brushwood; Euterpe, indefatigable, led the way.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading In her left hand she carried the dark lantern, with which now and again she lighted up some especially perilous spot, while with her right hand she held aside the boughs of the shrubs.
set afire or burning
From this reading In her left hand she carried the dark lantern, with which now and again she lighted up some especially perilous spot, while with her right hand she held aside the boughs of the shrubs.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little procession slowly made its way through the brushwood; Euterpe, indefatigable, led the way.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The little procession slowly made its way through the brushwood; Euterpe, indefatigable, led the way.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading In her left hand she carried the dark lantern, with which now and again she lighted up some especially perilous spot, while with her right hand she held aside the boughs of the shrubs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In her left hand she carried the dark lantern, with which now and again she lighted up some especially perilous spot, while with her right hand she held aside the boughs of the shrubs.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading After a short but difficult walk they reached the foot-bridge, and turned off to the east, leaving the brook Almo behind them, and then by degrees the forest grew thinner.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading When at last they reached the open, they saw before them the arches of the Claudian aqueduct,[353] stretching black and ponderous across the plains.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The gale was still blowing through the dripping trees, and squalls of rain swept over them with a rush and roar.
perilousadjectiveUS /ˈperələs/
fraught with danger
From this reading In her left hand she carried the dark lantern, with which now and again she lighted up some especially perilous spot, while with her right hand she held aside the boughs of the shrubs.
plainsnounUS /pleɪnz/
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading When at last they reached the open, they saw before them the arches of the Claudian aqueduct,[353] stretching black and ponderous across the plains.
ponderousadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːndərəs/
slow and laborious because of weight
From this reading When at last they reached the open, they saw before them the arches of the Claudian aqueduct,[353] stretching black and ponderous across the plains.
processionnounUS /prəˈseʃən/
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading The little procession slowly made its way through the brushwood; Euterpe, indefatigable, led the way.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The gale was still blowing through the dripping trees, and squalls of rain swept over them with a rush and roar.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading After a short but difficult walk they reached the foot-bridge, and turned off to the east, leaving the brook Almo behind them, and then by degrees the forest grew thinner.
precisely, exactly
From this reading In her left hand she carried the dark lantern, with which now and again she lighted up some especially perilous spot, while with her right hand she held aside the boughs of the shrubs.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading The gale was still blowing through the dripping trees, and squalls of rain swept over them with a rush and roar.
move hurridly
From this reading The gale was still blowing through the dripping trees, and squalls of rain swept over them with a rush and roar.
cut with a saw
From this reading When at last they reached the open, they saw before them the arches of the Claudian aqueduct,[353] stretching black and ponderous across the plains.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In her left hand she carried the dark lantern, with which now and again she lighted up some especially perilous spot, while with her right hand she held aside the boughs of the shrubs.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading After a short but difficult walk they reached the foot-bridge, and turned off to the east, leaving the brook Almo behind them, and then by degrees the forest grew thinner.
shrubsnounUS /ʃrʌbz/
plural of “shrub” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading In her left hand she carried the dark lantern, with which now and again she lighted up some especially perilous spot, while with her right hand she held aside the boughs of the shrubs.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The little procession slowly made its way through the brushwood; Euterpe, indefatigable, led the way.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In her left hand she carried the dark lantern, with which now and again she lighted up some especially perilous spot, while with her right hand she held aside the boughs of the shrubs.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In her left hand she carried the dark lantern, with which now and again she lighted up some especially perilous spot, while with her right hand she held aside the boughs of the shrubs.
squallsnounUS /skwɔːlz/
plural of “squall” — sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
From this reading The gale was still blowing through the dripping trees, and squalls of rain swept over them with a rush and roar.
not in physical motion
From this reading The gale was still blowing through the dripping trees, and squalls of rain swept over them with a rush and roar.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading When at last they reached the open, they saw before them the arches of the Claudian aqueduct,[353] stretching black and ponderous across the plains.
possessing sweep
From this reading The gale was still blowing through the dripping trees, and squalls of rain swept over them with a rush and roar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little procession slowly made its way through the brushwood; Euterpe, indefatigable, led the way.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The gale was still blowing through the dripping trees, and squalls of rain swept over them with a rush and roar.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading After a short but difficult walk they reached the foot-bridge, and turned off to the east, leaving the brook Almo behind them, and then by degrees the forest grew thinner.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a short but difficult walk they reached the foot-bridge, and turned off to the east, leaving the brook Almo behind them, and then by degrees the forest grew thinner.
thinnernounUS /ˈθɪnər/
a diluting agent
From this reading After a short but difficult walk they reached the foot-bridge, and turned off to the east, leaving the brook Almo behind them, and then by degrees the forest grew thinner.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The little procession slowly made its way through the brushwood; Euterpe, indefatigable, led the way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a short but difficult walk they reached the foot-bridge, and turned off to the east, leaving the brook Almo behind them, and then by degrees the forest grew thinner.
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 The gale was still blowing through the dripping trees, and squalls of rain swept over them with a rush and roar.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading After a short but difficult walk they reached the foot-bridge, and turned off to the east, leaving the brook Almo behind them, and then by degrees the forest grew thinner.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In her left hand she carried the dark lantern, with which now and again she lighted up some especially perilous spot, while with her right hand she held aside the boughs of the shrubs.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading After a short but difficult walk they reached the foot-bridge, and turned off to the east, leaving the brook Almo behind them, and then by degrees the forest grew thinner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The gale was still blowing through the dripping trees, and squalls of rain swept over them with a rush and roar.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The little procession slowly made its way through the brushwood; Euterpe, indefatigable, led the way.
at the time that
From this reading When at last they reached the open, they saw before them the arches of the Claudian aqueduct,[353] stretching black and ponderous across the plains.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In her left hand she carried the dark lantern, with which now and again she lighted up some especially perilous spot, while with her right hand she held aside the boughs of the shrubs.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In her left hand she carried the dark lantern, with which now and again she lighted up some especially perilous spot, while with her right hand she held aside the boughs of the shrubs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In her left hand she carried the dark lantern, with which now and again she lighted up some especially perilous spot, while with her right hand she held aside the boughs of the shrubs.
