Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

commonly used or practiced; usual

From this reading Even the herbage was minute, and the trees no larger than small ferns, but as his eyes grew accustomed to the glass he was amazed to find the hills and dales of his home here reproduced in the most familiar manner.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

(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 On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

From this reading Even the herbage was minute, and the trees no larger than small ferns, but as his eyes grew accustomed to the glass he was amazed to find the hills and dales of his home here reproduced in the most familiar manner.

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

From this reading It was truly an exquisite scene.

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

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

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

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

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From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

plural of “daisy” — any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

plural of “dale” — an open river valley (in a hilly area)

From this reading Even the herbage was minute, and the trees no larger than small ferns, but as his eyes grew accustomed to the glass he was amazed to find the hills and dales of his home here reproduced in the most familiar manner.

lively and spirited

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

a specialized division of a large organization

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

plural of “difference” — the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

separated into parts or pieces

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

having a pattern of dots

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

be identical or equivalent to

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

divisible by two

From this reading Even the herbage was minute, and the trees no larger than small ferns, but as his eyes grew accustomed to the glass he was amazed to find the hills and dales of his home here reproduced in the most familiar manner.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

intense or sharp

From this reading It was truly an exquisite scene.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Even the herbage was minute, and the trees no larger than small ferns, but as his eyes grew accustomed to the glass he was amazed to find the hills and dales of his home here reproduced in the most familiar manner.

well known or easily recognized

From this reading Even the herbage was minute, and the trees no larger than small ferns, but as his eyes grew accustomed to the glass he was amazed to find the hills and dales of his home here reproduced in the most familiar manner.

plural of “fern” — any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores

From this reading Even the herbage was minute, and the trees no larger than small ferns, but as his eyes grew accustomed to the glass he was amazed to find the hills and dales of his home here reproduced in the most familiar manner.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Even the herbage was minute, and the trees no larger than small ferns, but as his eyes grew accustomed to the glass he was amazed to find the hills and dales of his home here reproduced in the most familiar manner.

a short vivid experience

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

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

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

produced by or subjected to forcing

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

a group of persons together in one place

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading Even the herbage was minute, and the trees no larger than small ferns, but as his eyes grew accustomed to the glass he was amazed to find the hills and dales of his home here reproduced in the most familiar manner.

having brief brilliant points or flashes of light

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

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From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

plural of “grass” — narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading Even the herbage was minute, and the trees no larger than small ferns, but as his eyes grew accustomed to the glass he was amazed to find the hills and dales of his home here reproduced in the most familiar manner.

a small cave (usually with attractive features)

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

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

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

only a very short time before

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

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

From this reading Even the herbage was minute, and the trees no larger than small ferns, but as his eyes grew accustomed to the glass he was amazed to find the hills and dales of his home here reproduced in the most familiar manner.

succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land

From this reading Even the herbage was minute, and the trees no larger than small ferns, but as his eyes grew accustomed to the glass he was amazed to find the hills and dales of his home here reproduced in the most familiar manner.

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

From this reading Even the herbage was minute, and the trees no larger than small ferns, but as his eyes grew accustomed to the glass he was amazed to find the hills and dales of his home here reproduced in the most familiar manner.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Even the herbage was minute, and the trees no larger than small ferns, but as his eyes grew accustomed to the glass he was amazed to find the hills and dales of his home here reproduced in the most familiar manner.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Even the herbage was minute, and the trees no larger than small ferns, but as his eyes grew accustomed to the glass he was amazed to find the hills and dales of his home here reproduced in the most familiar manner.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Even the herbage was minute, and the trees no larger than small ferns, but as his eyes grew accustomed to the glass he was amazed to find the hills and dales of his home here reproduced in the most familiar manner.

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

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

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

From this reading Even the herbage was minute, and the trees no larger than small ferns, but as his eyes grew accustomed to the glass he was amazed to find the hills and dales of his home here reproduced in the most familiar manner.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

large or big relative to something else

From this reading Even the herbage was minute, and the trees no larger than small ferns, but as his eyes grew accustomed to the glass he was amazed to find the hills and dales of his home here reproduced in the most familiar manner.

the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Even the herbage was minute, and the trees no larger than small ferns, but as his eyes grew accustomed to the glass he was amazed to find the hills and dales of his home here reproduced in the most familiar manner.

magnifier of the image of small objects

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading Even the herbage was minute, and the trees no larger than small ferns, but as his eyes grew accustomed to the glass he was amazed to find the hills and dales of his home here reproduced in the most familiar manner.

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From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Even the herbage was minute, and the trees no larger than small ferns, but as his eyes grew accustomed to the glass he was amazed to find the hills and dales of his home here reproduced in the most familiar manner.

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

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

not any; not one

From this reading Even the herbage was minute, and the trees no larger than small ferns, but as his eyes grew accustomed to the glass he was amazed to find the hills and dales of his home here reproduced in the most familiar manner.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

above and across; more than

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

the local environment

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

in the right manner; correctly; suitably

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

represented accurately or precisely

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

past form of “reproduce” — make a copy or equivalent of

From this reading Even the herbage was minute, and the trees no larger than small ferns, but as his eyes grew accustomed to the glass he was amazed to find the hills and dales of his home here reproduced in the most familiar manner.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

an ordered reference standard

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading It was truly an exquisite scene.

A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

shining with brilliant points of light like stars

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Even the herbage was minute, and the trees no larger than small ferns, but as his eyes grew accustomed to the glass he was amazed to find the hills and dales of his home here reproduced in the most familiar manner.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

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

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

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

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

very small

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

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

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

the upper part of anything

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

(of a stream) flowing into a larger stream

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading It was truly an exquisite scene.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

not disciplined or conditioned or made adept by training

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

the act of using

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

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

From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

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 Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

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From this reading The model-room of the elves' water-work department was a grotto of salt--glittering, dazzling, sparkling, and flashing--divided into two equal parts, or as if a huge shelf had been placed across it.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

marked by repeated turns and bends

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

in the company of; together with

From this reading On the top of the shelf was a tiny park or forest, with all the natural differences of the ground exactly represented by grasses, plants, flowers, rocks, and trees, living and growing, but on a scale so small that Leo was forced to use a microscope to properly enjoy its beauty.

land that is covered with trees and shrubs

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.

but in spite of that

From this reading Field upon field dotted with daisies, woodland as dense and wild as untrained nature leaves it, and hill upon hill clambering over one another, all so minute and yet so real, and dashing down from the tiny mountains was a stream of foaming water, winding about and gathering in from all sides other tributary brooks, so small that they would hardly have floated a good-sized leaf.