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 He was a most entertaining assistant.

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

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

plural of “angle” — the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians

From this reading Without complaint, he stood patiently shivering in that cutting winter wind whilst I swung around the theodolite telescope and took angles for him to write down in my notebook.

any person at all

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Without complaint, he stood patiently shivering in that cutting winter wind whilst I swung around the theodolite telescope and took angles for him to write down in my notebook.

a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading He was a most entertaining assistant.

relating or belonging to the science of astronomy

From this reading Young Gran was handed over to me to help with the survey work and astronomical observations which had to be taken from time to time.

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

From this reading Young Gran was handed over to me to help with the survey work and astronomical observations which had to be taken from time to time.

(informal) very unpleasant

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

plural of “close” — the temporal end; the concluding time

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

the act of closing something

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

the act of gathering something together

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

From this reading Without complaint, he stood patiently shivering in that cutting winter wind whilst I swung around the theodolite telescope and took angles for him to write down in my notebook.

the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

From this reading Without complaint, he stood patiently shivering in that cutting winter wind whilst I swung around the theodolite telescope and took angles for him to write down in my notebook.

taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

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From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

agreeably diverting

From this reading He was a most entertaining assistant.

a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

at ease in talking to others

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Young Gran was handed over to me to help with the survey work and astronomical observations which had to be taken from time to time.

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading Young Gran was handed over to me to help with the survey work and astronomical observations which had to be taken from time to time.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

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

From this reading Young Gran was handed over to me to help with the survey work and astronomical observations which had to be taken from time to time.

having or involving the use of hands

From this reading Young Gran was handed over to me to help with the survey work and astronomical observations which had to be taken from time to time.

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

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

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

From this reading He was a most entertaining assistant.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading Young Gran was handed over to me to help with the survey work and astronomical observations which had to be taken from time to time.

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

From this reading Without complaint, he stood patiently shivering in that cutting winter wind whilst I swung around the theodolite telescope and took angles for him to write down in my notebook.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

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

From this reading Without complaint, he stood patiently shivering in that cutting winter wind whilst I swung around the theodolite telescope and took angles for him to write down in my notebook.

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

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

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

From this reading Young Gran was handed over to me to help with the survey work and astronomical observations which had to be taken from time to time.

plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

used to form the superlative

From this reading He was a most entertaining assistant.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Without complaint, he stood patiently shivering in that cutting winter wind whilst I swung around the theodolite telescope and took angles for him to write down in my notebook.

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

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda

From this reading Without complaint, he stood patiently shivering in that cutting winter wind whilst I swung around the theodolite telescope and took angles for him to write down in my notebook.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

plural of “observation” — the act of making and recording a measurement

From this reading Young Gran was handed over to me to help with the survey work and astronomical observations which had to be taken from time to time.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

above and across; more than

From this reading Young Gran was handed over to me to help with the survey work and astronomical observations which had to be taken from time to time.

with patience; in a patient manner

From this reading Without complaint, he stood patiently shivering in that cutting winter wind whilst I swung around the theodolite telescope and took angles for him to write down in my notebook.

having a pair of equal and opposite charges

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

get or find back; recover the use of

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

From this reading Without complaint, he stood patiently shivering in that cutting winter wind whilst I swung around the theodolite telescope and took angles for him to write down in my notebook.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Without complaint, he stood patiently shivering in that cutting winter wind whilst I swung around the theodolite telescope and took angles for him to write down in my notebook.

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading Young Gran was handed over to me to help with the survey work and astronomical observations which had to be taken from time to time.

moving very fast

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

From this reading Without complaint, he stood patiently shivering in that cutting winter wind whilst I swung around the theodolite telescope and took angles for him to write down in my notebook.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Young Gran was handed over to me to help with the survey work and astronomical observations which had to be taken from time to time.

crush together or collapse

From this reading Without complaint, he stood patiently shivering in that cutting winter wind whilst I swung around the theodolite telescope and took angles for him to write down in my notebook.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Without complaint, he stood patiently shivering in that cutting winter wind whilst I swung around the theodolite telescope and took angles for him to write down in my notebook.

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

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod

From this reading Without complaint, he stood patiently shivering in that cutting winter wind whilst I swung around the theodolite telescope and took angles for him to write down in my notebook.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Young Gran was handed over to me to help with the survey work and astronomical observations which had to be taken from time to time.

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

From this reading Young Gran was handed over to me to help with the survey work and astronomical observations which had to be taken from time to time.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Without complaint, he stood patiently shivering in that cutting winter wind whilst I swung around the theodolite telescope and took angles for him to write down in my notebook.

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

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

having tucked or being tucked

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

precisely as stated

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

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

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

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

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

at the time that

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

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

From this reading Young Gran was handed over to me to help with the survey work and astronomical observations which had to be taken from time to time.

an old and formal word for “while”

From this reading Without complaint, he stood patiently shivering in that cutting winter wind whilst I swung around the theodolite telescope and took angles for him to write down in my notebook.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading Without complaint, he stood patiently shivering in that cutting winter wind whilst I swung around the theodolite telescope and took angles for him to write down in my notebook.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Young Gran was handed over to me to help with the survey work and astronomical observations which had to be taken from time to time.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Without complaint, he stood patiently shivering in that cutting winter wind whilst I swung around the theodolite telescope and took angles for him to write down in my notebook.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Young Gran was handed over to me to help with the survey work and astronomical observations which had to be taken from time to time.

actively engaged in paid work

From this reading THE WINTER CLOSES IN The closing down of the Polar night was very swift now and the few hours of gray daylight were employed collecting what data was required by certain members for working on during the forthcoming days of darkness.

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading I don't think anybody has made a triangulated survey under conditions worse than we endured that epoch: the weather was beastly and we spent much time dancing when nearly sick with cold, our fingers tucked under our arms to recover their feelings.

produce a literary work

From this reading Without complaint, he stood patiently shivering in that cutting winter wind whilst I swung around the theodolite telescope and took angles for him to write down in my notebook.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Young Gran was handed over to me to help with the survey work and astronomical observations which had to be taken from time to time.