Chapter XXIV

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

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

later than; following

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Karen had looked out of her window all day.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading They had passed Plymouth where she had always used to look down from the high bridges and wonder over the lives of the midshipmen on the training-ships, and now they were winding through wooded Cornish valleys.

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

From this reading Reading and the spring-tide beauties of the Thames valley had gone by in the morning.

-ing form of “announce” — make known; make an announcement

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Karen sat in her corner of the railway carriage looking out at familiar scenery.

someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

plural of “beauty” — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading Reading and the spring-tide beauties of the Thames valley had gone by in the morning.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)

From this reading They had passed Plymouth where she had always used to look down from the high bridges and wonder over the lives of the midshipmen on the training-ships, and now they were winding through wooded Cornish valleys.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Reading and the spring-tide beauties of the Thames valley had gone by in the morning.

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading Karen sat in her corner of the railway carriage looking out at familiar scenery.

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

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading Karen sat in her corner of the railway carriage looking out at familiar scenery.

a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall

From this reading They had passed Plymouth where she had always used to look down from the high bridges and wonder over the lives of the midshipmen on the training-ships, and now they were winding through wooded Cornish valleys.

an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Karen had looked out of her window all day.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading They had passed Plymouth where she had always used to look down from the high bridges and wonder over the lives of the midshipmen on the training-ships, and now they were winding through wooded Cornish valleys.

plural of “down” — soft fine feathers

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

well known or easily recognized

From this reading Karen sat in her corner of the railway carriage looking out at familiar scenery.

record in a public office or in a court of law

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading They had passed Plymouth where she had always used to look down from the high bridges and wonder over the lives of the midshipmen on the training-ships, and now they were winding through wooded Cornish valleys.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Reading and the spring-tide beauties of the Thames valley had gone by in the morning.

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

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

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

From this reading Reading and the spring-tide beauties of the Thames valley had gone by in the morning.

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

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

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

From this reading Karen sat in her corner of the railway carriage looking out at familiar scenery.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading They had passed Plymouth where she had always used to look down from the high bridges and wonder over the lives of the midshipmen on the training-ships, and now they were winding through wooded Cornish valleys.

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

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

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

From this reading Karen sat in her corner of the railway carriage looking out at familiar scenery.

the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands

From this reading Karen sat in her corner of the railway carriage looking out at familiar scenery.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading They had passed Plymouth where she had always used to look down from the high bridges and wonder over the lives of the midshipmen on the training-ships, and now they were winding through wooded Cornish valleys.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading They had passed Plymouth where she had always used to look down from the high bridges and wonder over the lives of the midshipmen on the training-ships, and now they were winding through wooded Cornish valleys.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Karen had looked out of her window all day.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Karen sat in her corner of the railway carriage looking out at familiar scenery.

take the midday meal

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

the act of eating lunch

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

impressiveness in scale or proportion

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

plural of “midshipman” — a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training

From this reading They had passed Plymouth where she had always used to look down from the high bridges and wonder over the lives of the midshipmen on the training-ships, and now they were winding through wooded Cornish valleys.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Reading and the spring-tide beauties of the Thames valley had gone by in the morning.

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

From this reading They had passed Plymouth where she had always used to look down from the high bridges and wonder over the lives of the midshipmen on the training-ships, and now they were winding through wooded Cornish valleys.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Karen sat in her corner of the railway carriage looking out at familiar scenery.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They had passed Plymouth where she had always used to look down from the high bridges and wonder over the lives of the midshipmen on the training-ships, and now they were winding through wooded Cornish valleys.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Karen sat in her corner of the railway carriage looking out at familiar scenery.

above and across; more than

From this reading They had passed Plymouth where she had always used to look down from the high bridges and wonder over the lives of the midshipmen on the training-ships, and now they were winding through wooded Cornish valleys.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620

From this reading They had passed Plymouth where she had always used to look down from the high bridges and wonder over the lives of the midshipmen on the training-ships, and now they were winding through wooded Cornish valleys.

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading Karen sat in her corner of the railway carriage looking out at familiar scenery.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading Reading and the spring-tide beauties of the Thames valley had gone by in the morning.

uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Karen sat in her corner of the railway carriage looking out at familiar scenery.

the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale

From this reading Karen sat in her corner of the railway carriage looking out at familiar scenery.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They had passed Plymouth where she had always used to look down from the high bridges and wonder over the lives of the midshipmen on the training-ships, and now they were winding through wooded Cornish valleys.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

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

From this reading Reading and the spring-tide beauties of the Thames valley had gone by in the morning.

the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea

From this reading Reading and the spring-tide beauties of the Thames valley had gone by in the morning.

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

From this reading Karen sat in her corner of the railway carriage looking out at familiar scenery.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They had passed Plymouth where she had always used to look down from the high bridges and wonder over the lives of the midshipmen on the training-ships, and now they were winding through wooded Cornish valleys.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading They had passed Plymouth where she had always used to look down from the high bridges and wonder over the lives of the midshipmen on the training-ships, and now they were winding through wooded Cornish valleys.

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

From this reading They had passed Plymouth where she had always used to look down from the high bridges and wonder over the lives of the midshipmen on the training-ships, and now they were winding through wooded Cornish valleys.

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

From this reading They had passed Plymouth where she had always used to look down from the high bridges and wonder over the lives of the midshipmen on the training-ships, and now they were winding through wooded Cornish valleys.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading They had passed Plymouth where she had always used to look down from the high bridges and wonder over the lives of the midshipmen on the training-ships, and now they were winding through wooded Cornish valleys.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading Reading and the spring-tide beauties of the Thames valley had gone by in the morning.

plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading They had passed Plymouth where she had always used to look down from the high bridges and wonder over the lives of the midshipmen on the training-ships, and now they were winding through wooded Cornish valleys.

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

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

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

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

in or at the place that

From this reading They had passed Plymouth where she had always used to look down from the high bridges and wonder over the lives of the midshipmen on the training-ships, and now they were winding through wooded Cornish valleys.

which person or people

From this reading Then, after the attendant had passed along the corridor announcing lunch, and those who were lunching had followed him in single file, had come the lonely majesty of the Somerset downs, lying like great headlands along the plain, a vast sky of rippled blue and silver above them.

marked by repeated turns and bends

From this reading They had passed Plymouth where she had always used to look down from the high bridges and wonder over the lives of the midshipmen on the training-ships, and now they were winding through wooded Cornish valleys.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading Karen had looked out of her window all day.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading They had passed Plymouth where she had always used to look down from the high bridges and wonder over the lives of the midshipmen on the training-ships, and now they were winding through wooded Cornish valleys.

covered with growing trees and bushes etc

From this reading They had passed Plymouth where she had always used to look down from the high bridges and wonder over the lives of the midshipmen on the training-ships, and now they were winding through wooded Cornish valleys.