Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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

From this reading _My Dear Lucy_:--I am writing this in my room high up on the hillside of Lucerne, (Luzern) pronounced as if there were a "t" before the "z."

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading The lamps are being lighted down below in the town and along the promenade.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading _My Dear Lucy_:--I am writing this in my room high up on the hillside of Lucerne, (Luzern) pronounced as if there were a "t" before the "z."

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

From this reading The lamps are being lighted down below in the town and along the promenade.

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

From this reading The lamps are being lighted down below in the town and along the promenade.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading I hear faintly the arrival of the steamer at the pier.

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

From this reading _My Dear Lucy_:--I am writing this in my room high up on the hillside of Lucerne, (Luzern) pronounced as if there were a "t" before the "z."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I hear faintly the arrival of the steamer at the pier.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading _My Dear Lucy_:--I am writing this in my room high up on the hillside of Lucerne, (Luzern) pronounced as if there were a "t" before the "z."

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The lamps are being lighted down below in the town and along the promenade.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading The lamps are being lighted down below in the town and along the promenade.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading The light is yet bright on the mountains, but the lake lies in shadows.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The light is yet bright on the mountains, but the lake lies in shadows.

the act of closing something

From this reading The day is closing.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The day is closing.

dearly loved

From this reading _My Dear Lucy_:--I am writing this in my room high up on the hillside of Lucerne, (Luzern) pronounced as if there were a "t" before the "z."

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The lamps are being lighted down below in the town and along the promenade.

to a faint degree or weakly perceived

From this reading I hear faintly the arrival of the steamer at the pier.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading I hear faintly the arrival of the steamer at the pier.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading _My Dear Lucy_:--I am writing this in my room high up on the hillside of Lucerne, (Luzern) pronounced as if there were a "t" before the "z."

the side or slope of a hill

From this reading _My Dear Lucy_:--I am writing this in my room high up on the hillside of Lucerne, (Luzern) pronounced as if there were a "t" before the "z."

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

From this reading _My Dear Lucy_:--I am writing this in my room high up on the hillside of Lucerne, (Luzern) pronounced as if there were a "t" before the "z."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading _My Dear Lucy_:--I am writing this in my room high up on the hillside of Lucerne, (Luzern) pronounced as if there were a "t" before the "z."

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

From this reading _My Dear Lucy_:--I am writing this in my room high up on the hillside of Lucerne, (Luzern) pronounced as if there were a "t" before the "z."

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

From this reading The day is closing.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading The light is yet bright on the mountains, but the lake lies in shadows.

plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination

From this reading The lamps are being lighted down below in the town and along the promenade.

plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

From this reading The light is yet bright on the mountains, but the lake lies in shadows.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading The light is yet bright on the mountains, but the lake lies in shadows.

set afire or burning

From this reading The lamps are being lighted down below in the town and along the promenade.

important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop

From this reading _My Dear Lucy_:--I am writing this in my room high up on the hillside of Lucerne, (Luzern) pronounced as if there were a "t" before the "z."

incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974

From this reading _My Dear Lucy_:--I am writing this in my room high up on the hillside of Lucerne, (Luzern) pronounced as if there were a "t" before the "z."

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From this reading _My Dear Lucy_:--I am writing this in my room high up on the hillside of Lucerne, (Luzern) pronounced as if there were a "t" before the "z."

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading The light is yet bright on the mountains, but the lake lies in shadows.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _My Dear Lucy_:--I am writing this in my room high up on the hillside of Lucerne, (Luzern) pronounced as if there were a "t" before the "z."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _My Dear Lucy_:--I am writing this in my room high up on the hillside of Lucerne, (Luzern) pronounced as if there were a "t" before the "z."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _My Dear Lucy_:--I am writing this in my room high up on the hillside of Lucerne, (Luzern) pronounced as if there were a "t" before the "z."

a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

From this reading I hear faintly the arrival of the steamer at the pier.

a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year

From this reading The lamps are being lighted down below in the town and along the promenade.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading _My Dear Lucy_:--I am writing this in my room high up on the hillside of Lucerne, (Luzern) pronounced as if there were a "t" before the "z."

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

From this reading _My Dear Lucy_:--I am writing this in my room high up on the hillside of Lucerne, (Luzern) pronounced as if there were a "t" before the "z."

plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries

From this reading The light is yet bright on the mountains, but the lake lies in shadows.

a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

From this reading I hear faintly the arrival of the steamer at the pier.

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading _My Dear Lucy_:--I am writing this in my room high up on the hillside of Lucerne, (Luzern) pronounced as if there were a "t" before the "z."

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

From this reading _My Dear Lucy_:--I am writing this in my room high up on the hillside of Lucerne, (Luzern) pronounced as if there were a "t" before the "z."

in or at that place or location

From this reading _My Dear Lucy_:--I am writing this in my room high up on the hillside of Lucerne, (Luzern) pronounced as if there were a "t" before the "z."

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

From this reading _My Dear Lucy_:--I am writing this in my room high up on the hillside of Lucerne, (Luzern) pronounced as if there were a "t" before the "z."

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading The lamps are being lighted down below in the town and along the promenade.

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

From this reading _My Dear Lucy_:--I am writing this in my room high up on the hillside of Lucerne, (Luzern) pronounced as if there were a "t" before the "z."

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

From this reading _My Dear Lucy_:--I am writing this in my room high up on the hillside of Lucerne, (Luzern) pronounced as if there were a "t" before the "z."

the act of creating written works

From this reading _My Dear Lucy_:--I am writing this in my room high up on the hillside of Lucerne, (Luzern) pronounced as if there were a "t" before the "z."

but in spite of that

From this reading The light is yet bright on the mountains, but the lake lies in shadows.

the ending of a series or sequence

From this reading _My Dear Lucy_:--I am writing this in my room high up on the hillside of Lucerne, (Luzern) pronounced as if there were a "t" before the "z."