Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

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

From this reading But Yvon had set his heart on it; and his gay talk flowed round and over my objections, as your brook runs over stones.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading My mother, to be sure, had come from France, but that was a different matter; nor had her talk of the sea made me feel any longing for it.

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

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.

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

From this reading My mother, to be sure, had come from France, but that was a different matter; nor had her talk of the sea made me feel any longing for it.

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

From this reading But Yvon had set his heart on it; and his gay talk flowed round and over my objections, as your brook runs over stones.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading My mother, to be sure, had come from France, but that was a different matter; nor had her talk of the sea made me feel any longing for it.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading My mother, to be sure, had come from France, but that was a different matter; nor had her talk of the sea made me feel any longing for it.

travel across or pass over

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading My mother, to be sure, had come from France, but that was a different matter; nor had her talk of the sea made me feel any longing for it.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading My mother, to be sure, had come from France, but that was a different matter; nor had her talk of the sea made me feel any longing for it.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream

From this reading But Yvon had set his heart on it; and his gay talk flowed round and over my objections, as your brook runs over stones.

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.

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

From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading My mother, to be sure, had come from France, but that was a different matter; nor had her talk of the sea made me feel any longing for it.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading But Yvon had set his heart on it; and his gay talk flowed round and over my objections, as your brook runs over stones.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I must go; I should go!

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.

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From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.

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

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

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

From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading But Yvon had set his heart on it; and his gay talk flowed round and over my objections, as your brook runs over stones.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading My mother, to be sure, had come from France, but that was a different matter; nor had her talk of the sea made me feel any longing for it.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.

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

From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.

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

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

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

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

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

From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.

floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space

From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.

prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

From this reading My mother, to be sure, had come from France, but that was a different matter; nor had her talk of the sea made me feel any longing for it.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading My mother, to be sure, had come from France, but that was a different matter; nor had her talk of the sea made me feel any longing for it.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading My mother, to be sure, had come from France, but that was a different matter; nor had her talk of the sea made me feel any longing for it.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading My mother, to be sure, had come from France, but that was a different matter; nor had her talk of the sea made me feel any longing for it.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I must go; I should go!

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

not one, and not any

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading My mother, to be sure, had come from France, but that was a different matter; nor had her talk of the sea made me feel any longing for it.

plural of “objection” — the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

From this reading But Yvon had set his heart on it; and his gay talk flowed round and over my objections, as your brook runs over stones.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But Yvon had set his heart on it; and his gay talk flowed round and over my objections, as your brook runs over stones.

above and across; more than

From this reading But Yvon had set his heart on it; and his gay talk flowed round and over my objections, as your brook runs over stones.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.

communicate vividly

From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.

To recall to mind.

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading But Yvon had set his heart on it; and his gay talk flowed round and over my objections, as your brook runs over stones.

plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

From this reading But Yvon had set his heart on it; and his gay talk flowed round and over my objections, as your brook runs over stones.

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

From this reading My mother, to be sure, had come from France, but that was a different matter; nor had her talk of the sea made me feel any longing for it.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading But Yvon had set his heart on it; and his gay talk flowed round and over my objections, as your brook runs over stones.

plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading I must go; I should go!

from a time in the past until now

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading But Yvon had set his heart on it; and his gay talk flowed round and over my objections, as your brook runs over stones.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading My mother, to be sure, had come from France, but that was a different matter; nor had her talk of the sea made me feel any longing for it.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading My mother, to be sure, had come from France, but that was a different matter; nor had her talk of the sea made me feel any longing for it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.

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

From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.

a special situation

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

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

From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.

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

From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.

at the time that

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

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

From this reading I remember how I laughed when he spoke of it; it seemed as easy for me to fly to the moon as to cross the ocean, a thing which none of my father's people had done since the first settlers came.

in the company of; together with

From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But Yvon had set his heart on it; and his gay talk flowed round and over my objections, as your brook runs over stones.

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

From this reading IT was in the grist-mill loft, too, that Yvon brought forward his great plan, what he called the project of his life,--that of taking me back to France with him.