Chapter X · Chapter 10

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

From this reading Before proceeding to relate the incidents which follows, it is necessary to explain a little more fully the arrangement of the root fortress and the drift-pile.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

(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 Inside of this circle of great roots, the roots were mostly small, and the boys had cut them away with their knives, leaving just enough of them to stop up all the holes and obscure the view from without.

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

From this reading Before proceeding to relate the incidents which follows, it is necessary to explain a little more fully the arrangement of the root fortress and the drift-pile.

the thing arranged or agreed to

From this reading Before proceeding to relate the incidents which follows, it is necessary to explain a little more fully the arrangement of the root fortress and the drift-pile.

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

From this reading The two trees, which were enormous ones, had originally grown as close together as they could, and their roots had interlaced beneath the soil.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before proceeding to relate the incidents which follows, it is necessary to explain a little more fully the arrangement of the root fortress and the drift-pile.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading The two trees, which were enormous ones, had originally grown as close together as they could, and their roots had interlaced beneath the soil.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Inside of this circle of great roots, the roots were mostly small, and the boys had cut them away with their knives, leaving just enough of them to stop up all the holes and obscure the view from without.

ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading Inside of this circle of great roots, the roots were mostly small, and the boys had cut them away with their knives, leaving just enough of them to stop up all the holes and obscure the view from without.

plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading The two trees, which were enormous ones, had originally grown as close together as they could, and their roots had interlaced beneath the soil.

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

From this reading The two trees, which were enormous ones, had originally grown as close together as they could, and their roots had interlaced beneath the soil.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading Inside of this circle of great roots, the roots were mostly small, and the boys had cut them away with their knives, leaving just enough of them to stop up all the holes and obscure the view from without.

the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

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From this reading Before proceeding to relate the incidents which follows, it is necessary to explain a little more fully the arrangement of the root fortress and the drift-pile.

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

From this reading The two trees, which were enormous ones, had originally grown as close together as they could, and their roots had interlaced beneath the soil.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Inside of this circle of great roots, the roots were mostly small, and the boys had cut them away with their knives, leaving just enough of them to stop up all the holes and obscure the view from without.

make plain and comprehensible

From this reading Before proceeding to relate the incidents which follows, it is necessary to explain a little more fully the arrangement of the root fortress and the drift-pile.

with no protection or shield

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

From this reading FIGHTING FIRE.

start firing a weapon

From this reading FIGHTING FIRE.

third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Before proceeding to relate the incidents which follows, it is necessary to explain a little more fully the arrangement of the root fortress and the drift-pile.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

a fortified defensive structure

From this reading Before proceeding to relate the incidents which follows, it is necessary to explain a little more fully the arrangement of the root fortress and the drift-pile.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Inside of this circle of great roots, the roots were mostly small, and the boys had cut them away with their knives, leaving just enough of them to stop up all the holes and obscure the view from without.

to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)

From this reading Before proceeding to relate the incidents which follows, it is necessary to explain a little more fully the arrangement of the root fortress and the drift-pile.

in a gradual manner

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

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

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

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

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading The two trees, which were enormous ones, had originally grown as close together as they could, and their roots had interlaced beneath the soil.

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

From this reading The two trees, which were enormous ones, had originally grown as close together as they could, and their roots had interlaced beneath the soil.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something

From this reading Inside of this circle of great roots, the roots were mostly small, and the boys had cut them away with their knives, leaving just enough of them to stop up all the holes and obscure the view from without.

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

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

plural of “incident” — a single distinct event

From this reading Before proceeding to relate the incidents which follows, it is necessary to explain a little more fully the arrangement of the root fortress and the drift-pile.

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading Inside of this circle of great roots, the roots were mostly small, and the boys had cut them away with their knives, leaving just enough of them to stop up all the holes and obscure the view from without.

having a pattern of fretwork or latticework

From this reading The two trees, which were enormous ones, had originally grown as close together as they could, and their roots had interlaced beneath the soil.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

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

From this reading Before proceeding to relate the incidents which follows, it is necessary to explain a little more fully the arrangement of the root fortress and the drift-pile.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Before proceeding to relate the incidents which follows, it is necessary to explain a little more fully the arrangement of the root fortress and the drift-pile.

and nothing more

From this reading Inside of this circle of great roots, the roots were mostly small, and the boys had cut them away with their knives, leaving just enough of them to stop up all the holes and obscure the view from without.

plural of “knife” — edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

From this reading Inside of this circle of great roots, the roots were mostly small, and the boys had cut them away with their knives, leaving just enough of them to stop up all the holes and obscure the view from without.

the act of departing

From this reading Inside of this circle of great roots, the roots were mostly small, and the boys had cut them away with their knives, leaving just enough of them to stop up all the holes and obscure the view from without.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

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

From this reading Before proceeding to relate the incidents which follows, it is necessary to explain a little more fully the arrangement of the root fortress and the drift-pile.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

the common people generally

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

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

From this reading Before proceeding to relate the incidents which follows, it is necessary to explain a little more fully the arrangement of the root fortress and the drift-pile.

in large part; mainly or chiefly

From this reading Inside of this circle of great roots, the roots were mostly small, and the boys had cut them away with their knives, leaving just enough of them to stop up all the holes and obscure the view from without.

absolutely essential

From this reading Before proceeding to relate the incidents which follows, it is necessary to explain a little more fully the arrangement of the root fortress and the drift-pile.

make less visible or unclear

From this reading Inside of this circle of great roots, the roots were mostly small, and the boys had cut them away with their knives, leaving just enough of them to stop up all the holes and obscure the view from without.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Before proceeding to relate the incidents which follows, it is necessary to explain a little more fully the arrangement of the root fortress and the drift-pile.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The two trees, which were enormous ones, had originally grown as close together as they could, and their roots had interlaced beneath the soil.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

in an original manner

From this reading The two trees, which were enormous ones, had originally grown as close together as they could, and their roots had interlaced beneath the soil.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

From this reading Before proceeding to relate the incidents which follows, it is necessary to explain a little more fully the arrangement of the root fortress and the drift-pile.

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading Before proceeding to relate the incidents which follows, it is necessary to explain a little more fully the arrangement of the root fortress and the drift-pile.

(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground

From this reading Before proceeding to relate the incidents which follows, it is necessary to explain a little more fully the arrangement of the root fortress and the drift-pile.

the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage

From this reading The two trees, which were enormous ones, had originally grown as close together as they could, and their roots had interlaced beneath the soil.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

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

From this reading Inside of this circle of great roots, the roots were mostly small, and the boys had cut them away with their knives, leaving just enough of them to stop up all the holes and obscure the view from without.

the state of being covered with unclean things

From this reading The two trees, which were enormous ones, had originally grown as close together as they could, and their roots had interlaced beneath the soil.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading Inside of this circle of great roots, the roots were mostly small, and the boys had cut them away with their knives, leaving just enough of them to stop up all the holes and obscure the view from without.

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

From this reading Before proceeding to relate the incidents which follows, it is necessary to explain a little more fully the arrangement of the root fortress and the drift-pile.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The two trees, which were enormous ones, had originally grown as close together as they could, and their roots had interlaced beneath the soil.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Inside of this circle of great roots, the roots were mostly small, and the boys had cut them away with their knives, leaving just enough of them to stop up all the holes and obscure the view from without.

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

From this reading The two trees, which were enormous ones, had originally grown as close together as they could, and their roots had interlaced beneath the soil.

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

From this reading Inside of this circle of great roots, the roots were mostly small, and the boys had cut them away with their knives, leaving just enough of them to stop up all the holes and obscure the view from without.

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

From this reading Before proceeding to relate the incidents which follows, it is necessary to explain a little more fully the arrangement of the root fortress and the drift-pile.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading The two trees, which were enormous ones, had originally grown as close together as they could, and their roots had interlaced beneath the soil.

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 The two trees, which were enormous ones, had originally grown as close together as they could, and their roots had interlaced beneath the soil.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

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

From this reading The two trees, which were enormous ones, had originally grown as close together as they could, and their roots had interlaced beneath the soil.

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

From this reading Inside of this circle of great roots, the roots were mostly small, and the boys had cut them away with their knives, leaving just enough of them to stop up all the holes and obscure the view from without.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading Inside of this circle of great roots, the roots were mostly small, and the boys had cut them away with their knives, leaving just enough of them to stop up all the holes and obscure the view from without.

clean by virtue of having been washed in water

From this reading The sand in which they grew having been gradually washed away, their great masses of roots were exposed for about fifteen feet below the original level of the soil and as they spread out they made two circles (one running a foot or two into the other), of about twelve or fifteen feet in diameter.

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

From this reading The two trees, which were enormous ones, had originally grown as close together as they could, and their roots had interlaced beneath the soil.

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

From this reading Before proceeding to relate the incidents which follows, it is necessary to explain a little more fully the arrangement of the root fortress and the drift-pile.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Inside of this circle of great roots, the roots were mostly small, and the boys had cut them away with their knives, leaving just enough of them to stop up all the holes and obscure the view from without.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Inside of this circle of great roots, the roots were mostly small, and the boys had cut them away with their knives, leaving just enough of them to stop up all the holes and obscure the view from without.