Chapter XIV

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

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

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

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

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

From this reading Indeed, with half a dozen men bearing on the levers of the presses, the “water leaf,” that had appeared so dry, beaded and glittered and then exuded further rivulets of moisture.

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

From this reading For the last turn of the screw a great beam was thrust into the press and as many men as could get purchase upon it lent their united strength.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Here, under this tremendous impost, the grain mark, or pattern imparted to each sheet by the felts at the first pressing in the vat room, was removed.

covered with beads of liquid

From this reading Indeed, with half a dozen men bearing on the levers of the presses, the “water leaf,” that had appeared so dry, beaded and glittered and then exuded further rivulets of moisture.

a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather

From this reading For the last turn of the screw a great beam was thrust into the press and as many men as could get purchase upon it lent their united strength.

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading Indeed, with half a dozen men bearing on the levers of the presses, the “water leaf,” that had appeared so dry, beaded and glittered and then exuded further rivulets of moisture.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading Ernest Trood, passing through the pressing room, gave a hand, and a stack of newly made paper was subjected to such strain that one had thought it must disintegrate beneath it.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Here, under this tremendous impost, the grain mark, or pattern imparted to each sheet by the felts at the first pressing in the vat room, was removed.

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

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading For the last turn of the screw a great beam was thrust into the press and as many men as could get purchase upon it lent their united strength.

a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity

From this reading Ernest Trood, passing through the pressing room, gave a hand, and a stack of newly made paper was subjected to such strain that one had thought it must disintegrate beneath it.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading Indeed, with half a dozen men bearing on the levers of the presses, the “water leaf,” that had appeared so dry, beaded and glittered and then exuded further rivulets of moisture.

-ing form of “dry” — remove the moisture from and make dry

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Here, under this tremendous impost, the grain mark, or pattern imparted to each sheet by the felts at the first pressing in the vat room, was removed.

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

From this reading Ernest Trood, passing through the pressing room, gave a hand, and a stack of newly made paper was subjected to such strain that one had thought it must disintegrate beneath it.

communicated in words

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

past form of “exude” — release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities

From this reading Indeed, with half a dozen men bearing on the levers of the presses, the “water leaf,” that had appeared so dry, beaded and glittered and then exuded further rivulets of moisture.

plural of “felt” — a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers

From this reading Here, under this tremendous impost, the grain mark, or pattern imparted to each sheet by the felts at the first pressing in the vat room, was removed.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Here, under this tremendous impost, the grain mark, or pattern imparted to each sheet by the felts at the first pressing in the vat room, was removed.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For the last turn of the screw a great beam was thrust into the press and as many men as could get purchase upon it lent their united strength.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading Indeed, with half a dozen men bearing on the levers of the presses, the “water leaf,” that had appeared so dry, beaded and glittered and then exuded further rivulets of moisture.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Ernest Trood, passing through the pressing room, gave a hand, and a stack of newly made paper was subjected to such strain that one had thought it must disintegrate beneath it.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading For the last turn of the screw a great beam was thrust into the press and as many men as could get purchase upon it lent their united strength.

past form of “glitter” — be shiny, as if wet

From this reading Indeed, with half a dozen men bearing on the levers of the presses, the “water leaf,” that had appeared so dry, beaded and glittered and then exuded further rivulets of moisture.

a relatively small granular particle of a substance

From this reading Here, under this tremendous impost, the grain mark, or pattern imparted to each sheet by the felts at the first pressing in the vat room, was removed.

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

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

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

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Indeed, with half a dozen men bearing on the levers of the presses, the “water leaf,” that had appeared so dry, beaded and glittered and then exuded further rivulets of moisture.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

past form of “impart” — transmit (knowledge or skills)

From this reading Here, under this tremendous impost, the grain mark, or pattern imparted to each sheet by the felts at the first pressing in the vat room, was removed.

money collected under a tariff

From this reading Here, under this tremendous impost, the grain mark, or pattern imparted to each sheet by the felts at the first pressing in the vat room, was removed.

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

From this reading Here, under this tremendous impost, the grain mark, or pattern imparted to each sheet by the felts at the first pressing in the vat room, was removed.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Indeed, with half a dozen men bearing on the levers of the presses, the “water leaf,” that had appeared so dry, beaded and glittered and then exuded further rivulets of moisture.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading For the last turn of the screw a great beam was thrust into the press and as many men as could get purchase upon it lent their united strength.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading For the last turn of the screw a great beam was thrust into the press and as many men as could get purchase upon it lent their united strength.

immediately past

From this reading For the last turn of the screw a great beam was thrust into the press and as many men as could get purchase upon it lent their united strength.

the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday

From this reading For the last turn of the screw a great beam was thrust into the press and as many men as could get purchase upon it lent their united strength.

plural of “lever” — a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum

From this reading Indeed, with half a dozen men bearing on the levers of the presses, the “water leaf,” that had appeared so dry, beaded and glittered and then exuded further rivulets of moisture.

plural of “loft” — floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Ernest Trood, passing through the pressing room, gave a hand, and a stack of newly made paper was subjected to such strain that one had thought it must disintegrate beneath it.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading For the last turn of the screw a great beam was thrust into the press and as many men as could get purchase upon it lent their united strength.

attach a tag or label to

From this reading Here, under this tremendous impost, the grain mark, or pattern imparted to each sheet by the felts at the first pressing in the vat room, was removed.

the force of workers available

From this reading Indeed, with half a dozen men bearing on the levers of the presses, the “water leaf,” that had appeared so dry, beaded and glittered and then exuded further rivulets of moisture.

wetness caused by water

From this reading Indeed, with half a dozen men bearing on the levers of the presses, the “water leaf,” that had appeared so dry, beaded and glittered and then exuded further rivulets of moisture.

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

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Ernest Trood, passing through the pressing room, gave a hand, and a stack of newly made paper was subjected to such strain that one had thought it must disintegrate beneath it.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

very recently

From this reading Ernest Trood, passing through the pressing room, gave a hand, and a stack of newly made paper was subjected to such strain that one had thought it must disintegrate beneath it.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Indeed, with half a dozen men bearing on the levers of the presses, the “water leaf,” that had appeared so dry, beaded and glittered and then exuded further rivulets of moisture.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Ernest Trood, passing through the pressing room, gave a hand, and a stack of newly made paper was subjected to such strain that one had thought it must disintegrate beneath it.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Here, under this tremendous impost, the grain mark, or pattern imparted to each sheet by the felts at the first pressing in the vat room, was removed.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading Ernest Trood, passing through the pressing room, gave a hand, and a stack of newly made paper was subjected to such strain that one had thought it must disintegrate beneath it.

a perceptual structure

From this reading Here, under this tremendous impost, the grain mark, or pattern imparted to each sheet by the felts at the first pressing in the vat room, was removed.

venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading For the last turn of the screw a great beam was thrust into the press and as many men as could get purchase upon it lent their united strength.

plural of “press” — the state of demanding notice or attention

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

From this reading Ernest Trood, passing through the pressing room, gave a hand, and a stack of newly made paper was subjected to such strain that one had thought it must disintegrate beneath it.

the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

the acquisition of something for payment

From this reading For the last turn of the screw a great beam was thrust into the press and as many men as could get purchase upon it lent their united strength.

separated in relationship by a given degree of descent

From this reading Here, under this tremendous impost, the grain mark, or pattern imparted to each sheet by the felts at the first pressing in the vat room, was removed.

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

From this reading Indeed, with half a dozen men bearing on the levers of the presses, the “water leaf,” that had appeared so dry, beaded and glittered and then exuded further rivulets of moisture.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

someone who guards prisoners

From this reading For the last turn of the screw a great beam was thrust into the press and as many men as could get purchase upon it lent their united strength.

any broad thin expanse or surface

From this reading Here, under this tremendous impost, the grain mark, or pattern imparted to each sheet by the felts at the first pressing in the vat room, was removed.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Indeed, with half a dozen men bearing on the levers of the presses, the “water leaf,” that had appeared so dry, beaded and glittered and then exuded further rivulets of moisture.

an orderly pile

From this reading Ernest Trood, passing through the pressing room, gave a hand, and a stack of newly made paper was subjected to such strain that one had thought it must disintegrate beneath it.

not in physical motion

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

From this reading Ernest Trood, passing through the pressing room, gave a hand, and a stack of newly made paper was subjected to such strain that one had thought it must disintegrate beneath it.

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading For the last turn of the screw a great beam was thrust into the press and as many men as could get purchase upon it lent their united strength.

past form of “subject” — cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to

From this reading Ernest Trood, passing through the pressing room, gave a hand, and a stack of newly made paper was subjected to such strain that one had thought it must disintegrate beneath it.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Ernest Trood, passing through the pressing room, gave a hand, and a stack of newly made paper was subjected to such strain that one had thought it must disintegrate beneath it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Indeed, with half a dozen men bearing on the levers of the presses, the “water leaf,” that had appeared so dry, beaded and glittered and then exuded further rivulets of moisture.

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

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading For the last turn of the screw a great beam was thrust into the press and as many men as could get purchase upon it lent their united strength.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Indeed, with half a dozen men bearing on the levers of the presses, the “water leaf,” that had appeared so dry, beaded and glittered and then exuded further rivulets of moisture.

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

From this reading Here, under this tremendous impost, the grain mark, or pattern imparted to each sheet by the felts at the first pressing in the vat room, was removed.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Ernest Trood, passing through the pressing room, gave a hand, and a stack of newly made paper was subjected to such strain that one had thought it must disintegrate beneath it.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Ernest Trood, passing through the pressing room, gave a hand, and a stack of newly made paper was subjected to such strain that one had thought it must disintegrate beneath it.

push forcefully

From this reading For the last turn of the screw a great beam was thrust into the press and as many men as could get purchase upon it lent their united strength.

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

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

a large number or amount

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

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

From this reading Ernest Trood, passing through the pressing room, gave a hand, and a stack of newly made paper was subjected to such strain that one had thought it must disintegrate beneath it.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading For the last turn of the screw a great beam was thrust into the press and as many men as could get purchase upon it lent their united strength.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading For the last turn of the screw a great beam was thrust into the press and as many men as could get purchase upon it lent their united strength.

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

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading For the last turn of the screw a great beam was thrust into the press and as many men as could get purchase upon it lent their united strength.

a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

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

From this reading For the last turn of the screw a great beam was thrust into the press and as many men as could get purchase upon it lent their united strength.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

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

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Indeed, with half a dozen men bearing on the levers of the presses, the “water leaf,” that had appeared so dry, beaded and glittered and then exuded further rivulets of moisture.

past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of

From this reading THE DRYING LOFTS A dozen great piles of “water leaf” had come up from the vat room to the hand presses, and here the paper, from which tons of crystal water had already been expressed below, under new and tremendous pressure yielded still more.