Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Immense sandy beaches extend along the coast, sloping so gradually outward, that when the tide goes down the sands are left bare for miles and miles towards the sea.

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

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

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

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

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

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

completely unclothed

From this reading Immense sandy beaches extend along the coast, sloping so gradually outward, that when the tide goes down the sands are left bare for miles and miles towards the sea.

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

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

plural of “beach” — an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading Immense sandy beaches extend along the coast, sloping so gradually outward, that when the tide goes down the sands are left bare for miles and miles towards the sea.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

a path over which electrical signals can pass

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

stopped up; clogged up

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

make right or correct

From this reading Rollo's explanation in respect to the mail steamer was correct.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Immense sandy beaches extend along the coast, sloping so gradually outward, that when the tide goes down the sands are left bare for miles and miles towards the sea.

a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

From this reading Rollo's explanation in respect to the mail steamer was correct.

extend in scope or range or area

From this reading Immense sandy beaches extend along the coast, sloping so gradually outward, that when the tide goes down the sands are left bare for miles and miles towards the sea.

the point or degree to which something extends

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading Immense sandy beaches extend along the coast, sloping so gradually outward, that when the tide goes down the sands are left bare for miles and miles towards the sea.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

in a gradual manner

From this reading Immense sandy beaches extend along the coast, sloping so gradually outward, that when the tide goes down the sands are left bare for miles and miles towards the sea.

plural of “harbor” — a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

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

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading Immense sandy beaches extend along the coast, sloping so gradually outward, that when the tide goes down the sands are left bare for miles and miles towards the sea.

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

From this reading Rollo's explanation in respect to the mail steamer was correct.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

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

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

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 Immense sandy beaches extend along the coast, sloping so gradually outward, that when the tide goes down the sands are left bare for miles and miles towards the sea.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

From this reading THE MAIL STEAMER.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading Immense sandy beaches extend along the coast, sloping so gradually outward, that when the tide goes down the sands are left bare for miles and miles towards the sea.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

and nothing more

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind

From this reading Immense sandy beaches extend along the coast, sloping so gradually outward, that when the tide goes down the sands are left bare for miles and miles towards the sea.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

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

From this reading Rollo's explanation in respect to the mail steamer was correct.

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

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

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From this reading Rollo's explanation in respect to the mail steamer was correct.

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean

From this reading Immense sandy beaches extend along the coast, sloping so gradually outward, that when the tide goes down the sands are left bare for miles and miles towards the sea.

of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown

From this reading Immense sandy beaches extend along the coast, sloping so gradually outward, that when the tide goes down the sands are left bare for miles and miles towards the sea.

only a very short time before

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Immense sandy beaches extend along the coast, sloping so gradually outward, that when the tide goes down the sands are left bare for miles and miles towards the sea.

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

-ing form of “shelve” — hold back to a later time

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

having an oblique or slanted direction

From this reading Immense sandy beaches extend along the coast, sloping so gradually outward, that when the tide goes down the sands are left bare for miles and miles towards the sea.

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

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Immense sandy beaches extend along the coast, sloping so gradually outward, that when the tide goes down the sands are left bare for miles and miles towards the sea.

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

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

declared as fact; explicitly stated

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

From this reading THE MAIL STEAMER.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Immense sandy beaches extend along the coast, sloping so gradually outward, that when the tide goes down the sands are left bare for miles and miles towards the sea.

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

From this reading THE MAIL STEAMER.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

in or at that place or location

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

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

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading Immense sandy beaches extend along the coast, sloping so gradually outward, that when the tide goes down the sands are left bare for miles and miles towards the sea.

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

From this reading Rollo's explanation in respect to the mail steamer was correct.

in the direction of

From this reading Immense sandy beaches extend along the coast, sloping so gradually outward, that when the tide goes down the sands are left bare for miles and miles towards the sea.

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

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.

-ing form of “wall” — surround with a wall in order to fortify

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

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

From this reading Rollo's explanation in respect to the mail steamer was correct.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

at the time that

From this reading Immense sandy beaches extend along the coast, sloping so gradually outward, that when the tide goes down the sands are left bare for miles and miles towards the sea.

in or at the place that

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

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

From this reading The only way by which harbors can be made on such a shore is to find some place where a creek or small river flows into the sea, and then walling in the channel at the mouth of the creek, so as to prevent it being choked up by sand.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading As has before been stated in some one or other of the volumes of this series, the northern coast of France is low, and the shore is shelving for almost the whole extent of it, and there are scarcely any good harbors.