Chapter XXVI

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

From this reading The rarest botanical specimen, if it cumber a handhold, is treated with scant respect.

the state of being absent

From this reading Yet, though it becomes more and more scarred and scratched with the marks of ‘hob-nailers,’ one curious feature must impress those who visit the crags after several years’ absence.

later than; following

From this reading Yet, though it becomes more and more scarred and scratched with the marks of ‘hob-nailers,’ one curious feature must impress those who visit the crags after several years’ absence.

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

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

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

From this reading Beautiful as are some of the plants and grasses which cling to the face, the cragsman revels most in seeing and climbing the stern, bare crags.

(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

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

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

plural of “attraction” — the force by which one object attracts another

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

completely unclothed

From this reading Beautiful as are some of the plants and grasses which cling to the face, the cragsman revels most in seeing and climbing the stern, bare crags.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Beautiful as are some of the plants and grasses which cling to the face, the cragsman revels most in seeing and climbing the stern, bare crags.

third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Yet, though it becomes more and more scarred and scratched with the marks of ‘hob-nailers,’ one curious feature must impress those who visit the crags after several years’ absence.

a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves)

From this reading The rarest botanical specimen, if it cumber a handhold, is treated with scant respect.

plural of “climber” — a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

From this reading Beautiful as are some of the plants and grasses which cling to the face, the cragsman revels most in seeing and climbing the stern, bare crags.

plural of “climb” — an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

From this reading Beautiful as are some of the plants and grasses which cling to the face, the cragsman revels most in seeing and climbing the stern, bare crags.

a steep rugged rock or cliff

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

plural of “crag” — a steep rugged rock or cliff

From this reading Yet, though it becomes more and more scarred and scratched with the marks of ‘hob-nailers,’ one curious feature must impress those who visit the crags after several years’ absence.

a climber of vertical rock faces

From this reading Beautiful as are some of the plants and grasses which cling to the face, the cragsman revels most in seeing and climbing the stern, bare crags.

restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult

From this reading The rarest botanical specimen, if it cumber a handhold, is treated with scant respect.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading Yet, though it becomes more and more scarred and scratched with the marks of ‘hob-nailers,’ one curious feature must impress those who visit the crags after several years’ absence.

although something is true; in spite of

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

any entry into an area not previously occupied

From this reading This is the curious encroachment of vegetation.

the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Beautiful as are some of the plants and grasses which cling to the face, the cragsman revels most in seeing and climbing the stern, bare crags.

a competitor thought likely to win

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading Yet, though it becomes more and more scarred and scratched with the marks of ‘hob-nailers,’ one curious feature must impress those who visit the crags after several years’ absence.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

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From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

plural of “grass” — narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay

From this reading Beautiful as are some of the plants and grasses which cling to the face, the cragsman revels most in seeing and climbing the stern, bare crags.

an appendage to hold onto

From this reading The rarest botanical specimen, if it cumber a handhold, is treated with scant respect.

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From this reading Yet, though it becomes more and more scarred and scratched with the marks of ‘hob-nailers,’ one curious feature must impress those who visit the crags after several years’ absence.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The rarest botanical specimen, if it cumber a handhold, is treated with scant respect.

have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

From this reading Yet, though it becomes more and more scarred and scratched with the marks of ‘hob-nailers,’ one curious feature must impress those who visit the crags after several years’ absence.

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

From this reading Beautiful as are some of the plants and grasses which cling to the face, the cragsman revels most in seeing and climbing the stern, bare crags.

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

From this reading This is the curious encroachment of vegetation.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Yet, though it becomes more and more scarred and scratched with the marks of ‘hob-nailers,’ one curious feature must impress those who visit the crags after several years’ absence.

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

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

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

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)

From this reading Yet, though it becomes more and more scarred and scratched with the marks of ‘hob-nailers,’ one curious feature must impress those who visit the crags after several years’ absence.

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Yet, though it becomes more and more scarred and scratched with the marks of ‘hob-nailers,’ one curious feature must impress those who visit the crags after several years’ absence.

used to form the superlative

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Yet, though it becomes more and more scarred and scratched with the marks of ‘hob-nailers,’ one curious feature must impress those who visit the crags after several years’ absence.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Yet, though it becomes more and more scarred and scratched with the marks of ‘hob-nailers,’ one curious feature must impress those who visit the crags after several years’ absence.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

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

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading Beautiful as are some of the plants and grasses which cling to the face, the cragsman revels most in seeing and climbing the stern, bare crags.

plural of “rank” — a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

superlative of “rare” — not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

From this reading The rarest botanical specimen, if it cumber a handhold, is treated with scant respect.

new

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading The rarest botanical specimen, if it cumber a handhold, is treated with scant respect.

plural of “revel” — unrestrained merrymaking

From this reading Beautiful as are some of the plants and grasses which cling to the face, the cragsman revels most in seeing and climbing the stern, bare crags.

less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

From this reading The rarest botanical specimen, if it cumber a handhold, is treated with scant respect.

deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury

From this reading Yet, though it becomes more and more scarred and scratched with the marks of ‘hob-nailers,’ one curious feature must impress those who visit the crags after several years’ absence.

past form of “scratch” — cause friction

From this reading Yet, though it becomes more and more scarred and scratched with the marks of ‘hob-nailers,’ one curious feature must impress those who visit the crags after several years’ absence.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading Beautiful as are some of the plants and grasses which cling to the face, the cragsman revels most in seeing and climbing the stern, bare crags.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading Yet, though it becomes more and more scarred and scratched with the marks of ‘hob-nailers,’ one curious feature must impress those who visit the crags after several years’ absence.

small or little relative to something else

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Beautiful as are some of the plants and grasses which cling to the face, the cragsman revels most in seeing and climbing the stern, bare crags.

an example regarded as typical of its class

From this reading The rarest botanical specimen, if it cumber a handhold, is treated with scant respect.

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect

From this reading Beautiful as are some of the plants and grasses which cling to the face, the cragsman revels most in seeing and climbing the stern, bare crags.

not in physical motion

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

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

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

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

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Yet, though it becomes more and more scarred and scratched with the marks of ‘hob-nailers,’ one curious feature must impress those who visit the crags after several years’ absence.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Yet, though it becomes more and more scarred and scratched with the marks of ‘hob-nailers,’ one curious feature must impress those who visit the crags after several years’ absence.

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

From this reading Beautiful as are some of the plants and grasses which cling to the face, the cragsman revels most in seeing and climbing the stern, bare crags.

subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent

From this reading The rarest botanical specimen, if it cumber a handhold, is treated with scant respect.

all the plant life in a particular region or period

From this reading This is the curious encroachment of vegetation.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading Yet, though it becomes more and more scarred and scratched with the marks of ‘hob-nailers,’ one curious feature must impress those who visit the crags after several years’ absence.

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

From this reading Beautiful as are some of the plants and grasses which cling to the face, the cragsman revels most in seeing and climbing the stern, bare crags.

which person or people

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _RECENT CLIMBS AROUND LANGDALE AND DOE CRAG_ PAVEY ARK.--Despite the exploitation of Gimmer Crag and other smaller local attractions, this fine mass still ranks as first favourite with most climbers who stray Langdalewards.

a late time of life

From this reading Yet, though it becomes more and more scarred and scratched with the marks of ‘hob-nailers,’ one curious feature must impress those who visit the crags after several years’ absence.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet, though it becomes more and more scarred and scratched with the marks of ‘hob-nailers,’ one curious feature must impress those who visit the crags after several years’ absence.