Chapter XIX

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

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Our readers must not suppose the mill was a large one; it was about four times as large as a good-sized sentry-box.

(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 Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

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

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

fully understood or grasped

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

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

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

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

From this reading Our readers must not suppose the mill was a large one; it was about four times as large as a good-sized sentry-box.

the verbal act of requesting

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

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

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

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

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

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

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

shining intensely

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas

From this reading Our water was soon boiling near the old mill.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

a state in which you want to learn more about something

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading What delicious shade.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

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

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

start firing a weapon

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

someone whose occupation is catching fish

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

set up or found

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Our readers must not suppose the mill was a large one; it was about four times as large as a good-sized sentry-box.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

be excessively hot

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

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

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

something acquired without compensation

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

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

From this reading Our readers must not suppose the mill was a large one; it was about four times as large as a good-sized sentry-box.

cause to stop

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

the main good female character in a work of fiction

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

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

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

an instinctive motive

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

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

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Our readers must not suppose the mill was a large one; it was about four times as large as a good-sized sentry-box.

a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

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

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

set down according to a plan

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Our readers must not suppose the mill was a large one; it was about four times as large as a good-sized sentry-box.

(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

move about in a confused manner

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Our water was soon boiling near the old mill.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

possessive form of “noah” — the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

a native or inhabitant of Norway

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

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

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Our water was soon boiling near the old mill.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Our readers must not suppose the mill was a large one; it was about four times as large as a good-sized sentry-box.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

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

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

a country person

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

the acquisition of something for payment

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

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

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading

From this reading Our readers must not suppose the mill was a large one; it was about four times as large as a good-sized sentry-box.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

edge of a way or road or path

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

a man who serves as a sailor

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

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

From this reading Our readers must not suppose the mill was a large one; it was about four times as large as a good-sized sentry-box.

intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading What delicious shade.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

in the near future

From this reading Our water was soon boiling near the old mill.

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

express a supposition

From this reading Our readers must not suppose the mill was a large one; it was about four times as large as a good-sized sentry-box.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

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

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

a special situation

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Our readers must not suppose the mill was a large one; it was about four times as large as a good-sized sentry-box.

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

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

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

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

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

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

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

From this reading Our water was soon boiling near the old mill.

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 Our water was soon boiling near the old mill.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What delicious shade.

at the time that

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

in or at the place that

From this reading Now, where is the kettle? so hungry are we, Surely our supper the next thing must be; The fire already is blazing up high, And asking for rashers of bacon to fry; The damper is perfect, the pannikin’s found, And all laid out on the banqueting-ground; When everything’s ready, I have not a doubt A monarch might envy our “camping out.”

possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.

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

From this reading _Bush Flowers from Australia._ AN ENGLISH FISHERMAN--THE HAUNTED MILL--THE TOURIST’S PURCHASE--NOAH’S GOOD FORTUNE--THE STRAND FJORD--A WOMAN’S CURIOSITY--THE HEROINE OF OUR BOOK--A NORWEGIAN SEAMAN--THE MISTAKEN MANSION--THE AURDAL CHURCH--FRYDENLAND STATION--A ROADSIDE HALT--THE APPRECIATED GIFT--THE SEVERE YOUNG LADY--THE KIND-HEARTED PEASANT--KRŒMMERMOEN--IMPULSE AND REASON.