Chapter XXX

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

From this reading The sky was like a great shallow basin turned over the plains.

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

From this reading No tree or rising ground broke the perfect circle of its fall over the earth; only in the distance, on the edge of the bowl, a fringe of trees drew a blurred line between earth and sky.

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

From this reading Potch and Sophie lay out on the plains, on their backs in the dried herbage, watching the sunset--the play of light on the wide sweep of the sky--silently, as if they were listening to great music.

achieved or reached

From this reading Sophie and Potch had often wandered over the plains in the evening and watched the sunset; but never before had they come to the sense of understanding and completeness they attained this evening.

plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

From this reading Potch and Sophie lay out on the plains, on their backs in the dried herbage, watching the sunset--the play of light on the wide sweep of the sky--silently, as if they were listening to great music.

a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids

From this reading The sky was like a great shallow basin turned over the plains.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading They had been married some days before in Budda township, and were living in Potch's hut.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading They had been married some days before in Budda township, and were living in Potch's hut.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading No tree or rising ground broke the perfect circle of its fall over the earth; only in the distance, on the edge of the bowl, a fringe of trees drew a blurred line between earth and sky.

indistinct or hazy in outline

From this reading No tree or rising ground broke the perfect circle of its fall over the earth; only in the distance, on the edge of the bowl, a fringe of trees drew a blurred line between earth and sky.

a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids

From this reading No tree or rising ground broke the perfect circle of its fall over the earth; only in the distance, on the edge of the bowl, a fringe of trees drew a blurred line between earth and sky.

lacking funds

From this reading No tree or rising ground broke the perfect circle of its fall over the earth; only in the distance, on the edge of the bowl, a fringe of trees drew a blurred line between earth and sky.

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

From this reading They had been married some days before in Budda township, and were living in Potch's hut.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Sophie and Potch had often wandered over the plains in the evening and watched the sunset; but never before had they come to the sense of understanding and completeness they attained this evening.

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 No tree or rising ground broke the perfect circle of its fall over the earth; only in the distance, on the edge of the bowl, a fringe of trees drew a blurred line between earth and sky.

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

From this reading Sophie and Potch had often wandered over the plains in the evening and watched the sunset; but never before had they come to the sense of understanding and completeness they attained this evening.

the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed

From this reading Sophie and Potch had often wandered over the plains in the evening and watched the sunset; but never before had they come to the sense of understanding and completeness they attained this evening.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading They had been married some days before in Budda township, and were living in Potch's hut.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading No tree or rising ground broke the perfect circle of its fall over the earth; only in the distance, on the edge of the bowl, a fringe of trees drew a blurred line between earth and sky.

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading No tree or rising ground broke the perfect circle of its fall over the earth; only in the distance, on the edge of the bowl, a fringe of trees drew a blurred line between earth and sky.

not still wet

From this reading Potch and Sophie lay out on the plains, on their backs in the dried herbage, watching the sunset--the play of light on the wide sweep of the sky--silently, as if they were listening to great music.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading No tree or rising ground broke the perfect circle of its fall over the earth; only in the distance, on the edge of the bowl, a fringe of trees drew a blurred line between earth and sky.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading No tree or rising ground broke the perfect circle of its fall over the earth; only in the distance, on the edge of the bowl, a fringe of trees drew a blurred line between earth and sky.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading Sophie and Potch had often wandered over the plains in the evening and watched the sunset; but never before had they come to the sense of understanding and completeness they attained this evening.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading No tree or rising ground broke the perfect circle of its fall over the earth; only in the distance, on the edge of the bowl, a fringe of trees drew a blurred line between earth and sky.

the outside boundary or surface of something

From this reading No tree or rising ground broke the perfect circle of its fall over the earth; only in the distance, on the edge of the bowl, a fringe of trees drew a blurred line between earth and sky.

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

From this reading The sky was like a great shallow basin turned over the plains.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading No tree or rising ground broke the perfect circle of its fall over the earth; only in the distance, on the edge of the bowl, a fringe of trees drew a blurred line between earth and sky.

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

From this reading They had been married some days before in Budda township, and were living in Potch's hut.

succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land

From this reading Potch and Sophie lay out on the plains, on their backs in the dried herbage, watching the sunset--the play of light on the wide sweep of the sky--silently, as if they were listening to great music.

temporary military shelter

From this reading They had been married some days before in Budda township, and were living in Potch's hut.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Potch and Sophie lay out on the plains, on their backs in the dried herbage, watching the sunset--the play of light on the wide sweep of the sky--silently, as if they were listening to great music.

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

From this reading No tree or rising ground broke the perfect circle of its fall over the earth; only in the distance, on the edge of the bowl, a fringe of trees drew a blurred line between earth and sky.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading No tree or rising ground broke the perfect circle of its fall over the earth; only in the distance, on the edge of the bowl, a fringe of trees drew a blurred line between earth and sky.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Potch and Sophie lay out on the plains, on their backs in the dried herbage, watching the sunset--the play of light on the wide sweep of the sky--silently, as if they were listening to great music.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Potch and Sophie lay out on the plains, on their backs in the dried herbage, watching the sunset--the play of light on the wide sweep of the sky--silently, as if they were listening to great music.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The sky was like a great shallow basin turned over the plains.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading No tree or rising ground broke the perfect circle of its fall over the earth; only in the distance, on the edge of the bowl, a fringe of trees drew a blurred line between earth and sky.

the act of hearing attentively

From this reading Potch and Sophie lay out on the plains, on their backs in the dried herbage, watching the sunset--the play of light on the wide sweep of the sky--silently, as if they were listening to great music.

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

From this reading They had been married some days before in Budda township, and were living in Potch's hut.

joined in matrimony

From this reading They had been married some days before in Budda township, and were living in Potch's hut.

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading Potch and Sophie lay out on the plains, on their backs in the dried herbage, watching the sunset--the play of light on the wide sweep of the sky--silently, as if they were listening to great music.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Sophie and Potch had often wandered over the plains in the evening and watched the sunset; but never before had they come to the sense of understanding and completeness they attained this evening.

not any; not one

From this reading No tree or rising ground broke the perfect circle of its fall over the earth; only in the distance, on the edge of the bowl, a fringe of trees drew a blurred line between earth and sky.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading No tree or rising ground broke the perfect circle of its fall over the earth; only in the distance, on the edge of the bowl, a fringe of trees drew a blurred line between earth and sky.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Sophie and Potch had often wandered over the plains in the evening and watched the sunset; but never before had they come to the sense of understanding and completeness they attained this evening.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading No tree or rising ground broke the perfect circle of its fall over the earth; only in the distance, on the edge of the bowl, a fringe of trees drew a blurred line between earth and sky.

and nothing more

From this reading No tree or rising ground broke the perfect circle of its fall over the earth; only in the distance, on the edge of the bowl, a fringe of trees drew a blurred line between earth and sky.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading No tree or rising ground broke the perfect circle of its fall over the earth; only in the distance, on the edge of the bowl, a fringe of trees drew a blurred line between earth and sky.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Potch and Sophie lay out on the plains, on their backs in the dried herbage, watching the sunset--the play of light on the wide sweep of the sky--silently, as if they were listening to great music.

above and across; more than

From this reading The sky was like a great shallow basin turned over the plains.

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

From this reading No tree or rising ground broke the perfect circle of its fall over the earth; only in the distance, on the edge of the bowl, a fringe of trees drew a blurred line between earth and sky.

plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land

From this reading The sky was like a great shallow basin turned over the plains.

participate in games or sport

From this reading Potch and Sophie lay out on the plains, on their backs in the dried herbage, watching the sunset--the play of light on the wide sweep of the sky--silently, as if they were listening to great music.

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

From this reading Potch and Sophie lay out on the plains, on their backs in the dried herbage, watching the sunset--the play of light on the wide sweep of the sky--silently, as if they were listening to great music.

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

From this reading They had been married some days before in Budda township, and were living in Potch's hut.

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

From this reading No tree or rising ground broke the perfect circle of its fall over the earth; only in the distance, on the edge of the bowl, a fringe of trees drew a blurred line between earth and sky.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading Sophie and Potch had often wandered over the plains in the evening and watched the sunset; but never before had they come to the sense of understanding and completeness they attained this evening.

lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

From this reading The sky was like a great shallow basin turned over the plains.

without speaking

From this reading Potch and Sophie lay out on the plains, on their backs in the dried herbage, watching the sunset--the play of light on the wide sweep of the sky--silently, as if they were listening to great music.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading The sky was like a great shallow basin turned over the plains.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading They had been married some days before in Budda township, and were living in Potch's hut.

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

From this reading Potch and Sophie lay out on the plains, on their backs in the dried herbage, watching the sunset--the play of light on the wide sweep of the sky--silently, as if they were listening to great music.

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading Potch and Sophie lay out on the plains, on their backs in the dried herbage, watching the sunset--the play of light on the wide sweep of the sky--silently, as if they were listening to great music.

sweep across or over

From this reading Potch and Sophie lay out on the plains, on their backs in the dried herbage, watching the sunset--the play of light on the wide sweep of the sky--silently, as if they were listening to great music.

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

From this reading The sky was like a great shallow basin turned over the plains.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Potch and Sophie lay out on the plains, on their backs in the dried herbage, watching the sunset--the play of light on the wide sweep of the sky--silently, as if they were listening to great music.

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

From this reading Potch and Sophie lay out on the plains, on their backs in the dried herbage, watching the sunset--the play of light on the wide sweep of the sky--silently, as if they were listening to great music.

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

From this reading Sophie and Potch had often wandered over the plains in the evening and watched the sunset; but never before had they come to the sense of understanding and completeness they attained this evening.

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

From this reading Potch and Sophie lay out on the plains, on their backs in the dried herbage, watching the sunset--the play of light on the wide sweep of the sky--silently, as if they were listening to great music.

an administrative division of a county

From this reading They had been married some days before in Budda township, and were living in Potch's hut.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading No tree or rising ground broke the perfect circle of its fall over the earth; only in the distance, on the edge of the bowl, a fringe of trees drew a blurred line between earth and sky.

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 No tree or rising ground broke the perfect circle of its fall over the earth; only in the distance, on the edge of the bowl, a fringe of trees drew a blurred line between earth and sky.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading The sky was like a great shallow basin turned over the plains.

the cognitive condition of someone who understands

From this reading Sophie and Potch had often wandered over the plains in the evening and watched the sunset; but never before had they come to the sense of understanding and completeness they attained this evening.

past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading Sophie and Potch had often wandered over the plains in the evening and watched the sunset; but never before had they come to the sense of understanding and completeness they attained this evening.

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

From this reading The sky was like a great shallow basin turned over the plains.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading Sophie and Potch had often wandered over the plains in the evening and watched the sunset; but never before had they come to the sense of understanding and completeness they attained this evening.

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading Potch and Sophie lay out on the plains, on their backs in the dried herbage, watching the sunset--the play of light on the wide sweep of the sky--silently, as if they were listening to great music.

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

From this reading Potch and Sophie lay out on the plains, on their backs in the dried herbage, watching the sunset--the play of light on the wide sweep of the sky--silently, as if they were listening to great music.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading Potch and Sophie lay out on the plains, on their backs in the dried herbage, watching the sunset--the play of light on the wide sweep of the sky--silently, as if they were listening to great music.