Chapter XIX

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

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading There was no danger of a long slide down the mountain, as the guide took us along a route where there were many hummocks, or pillars of ice, so that we brought up against them whenever we had the misfortune to fall down.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading There was no danger of a long slide down the mountain, as the guide took us along a route where there were many hummocks, or pillars of ice, so that we brought up against them whenever we had the misfortune to fall down.

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

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

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

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

plural of “antiquity” — the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

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

From this reading "The snow hardened a good deal as we neared the summit," continued Frank; "in fact it was much more like ice than snow, and the walking became more difficult every minute.

an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading "The snow hardened a good deal as we neared the summit," continued Frank; "in fact it was much more like ice than snow, and the walking became more difficult every minute.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading In some places it was as smooth as glass, and but for our outside stockings and the spikes in our shoes we would have been constantly slipping.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading There was no danger of a long slide down the mountain, as the guide took us along a route where there were many hummocks, or pillars of ice, so that we brought up against them whenever we had the misfortune to fall down.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading In some places it was as smooth as glass, and but for our outside stockings and the spikes in our shoes we would have been constantly slipping.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Even as it was we had a good many falls, but nobody was seriously hurt by them.

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

without variation or change, in every case

From this reading In some places it was as smooth as glass, and but for our outside stockings and the spikes in our shoes we would have been constantly slipping.

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

without stop or interruption

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading There was no danger of a long slide down the mountain, as the guide took us along a route where there were many hummocks, or pillars of ice, so that we brought up against them whenever we had the misfortune to fall down.

plural of “danger” — the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading "The snow hardened a good deal as we neared the summit," continued Frank; "in fact it was much more like ice than snow, and the walking became more difficult every minute.

An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading "The snow hardened a good deal as we neared the summit," continued Frank; "in fact it was much more like ice than snow, and the walking became more difficult every minute.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading There was no danger of a long slide down the mountain, as the guide took us along a route where there were many hummocks, or pillars of ice, so that we brought up against them whenever we had the misfortune to fall down.

the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

divisible by two

From this reading Even as it was we had a good many falls, but nobody was seriously hurt by them.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading "The snow hardened a good deal as we neared the summit," continued Frank; "in fact it was much more like ice than snow, and the walking became more difficult every minute.

have an existence, be extant

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

to travel for the purpose of discovery

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading "The snow hardened a good deal as we neared the summit," continued Frank; "in fact it was much more like ice than snow, and the walking became more difficult every minute.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading There was no danger of a long slide down the mountain, as the guide took us along a route where there were many hummocks, or pillars of ice, so that we brought up against them whenever we had the misfortune to fall down.

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading Even as it was we had a good many falls, but nobody was seriously hurt by them.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In some places it was as smooth as glass, and but for our outside stockings and the spikes in our shoes we would have been constantly slipping.

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading "The snow hardened a good deal as we neared the summit," continued Frank; "in fact it was much more like ice than snow, and the walking became more difficult every minute.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading In some places it was as smooth as glass, and but for our outside stockings and the spikes in our shoes we would have been constantly slipping.

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

From this reading "The snow hardened a good deal as we neared the summit," continued Frank; "in fact it was much more like ice than snow, and the walking became more difficult every minute.

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

someone employed to conduct others

From this reading There was no danger of a long slide down the mountain, as the guide took us along a route where there were many hummocks, or pillars of ice, so that we brought up against them whenever we had the misfortune to fall down.

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

From this reading Even as it was we had a good many falls, but nobody was seriously hurt by them.

used of persons; emotionally hardened

From this reading "The snow hardened a good deal as we neared the summit," continued Frank; "in fact it was much more like ice than snow, and the walking became more difficult every minute.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading In some places it was as smooth as glass, and but for our outside stockings and the spikes in our shoes we would have been constantly slipping.

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

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

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

From this reading There was no danger of a long slide down the mountain, as the guide took us along a route where there were many hummocks, or pillars of ice, so that we brought up against them whenever we had the misfortune to fall down.

be the source of pain

From this reading Even as it was we had a good many falls, but nobody was seriously hurt by them.

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading "The snow hardened a good deal as we neared the summit," continued Frank; "in fact it was much more like ice than snow, and the walking became more difficult every minute.

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

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

an occurrence of something

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "The snow hardened a good deal as we neared the summit," continued Frank; "in fact it was much more like ice than snow, and the walking became more difficult every minute.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

immediately past

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "The snow hardened a good deal as we neared the summit," continued Frank; "in fact it was much more like ice than snow, and the walking became more difficult every minute.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading There was no danger of a long slide down the mountain, as the guide took us along a route where there were many hummocks, or pillars of ice, so that we brought up against them whenever we had the misfortune to fall down.

something that is lost

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Even as it was we had a good many falls, but nobody was seriously hurt by them.

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

From this reading "The snow hardened a good deal as we neared the summit," continued Frank; "in fact it was much more like ice than snow, and the walking became more difficult every minute.

unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

From this reading There was no danger of a long slide down the mountain, as the guide took us along a route where there were many hummocks, or pillars of ice, so that we brought up against them whenever we had the misfortune to fall down.

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

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

From this reading "The snow hardened a good deal as we neared the summit," continued Frank; "in fact it was much more like ice than snow, and the walking became more difficult every minute.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading "The snow hardened a good deal as we neared the summit," continued Frank; "in fact it was much more like ice than snow, and the walking became more difficult every minute.

past form of “near” — move towards

From this reading "The snow hardened a good deal as we neared the summit," continued Frank; "in fact it was much more like ice than snow, and the walking became more difficult every minute.

not any; not one

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

no person; not anyone

From this reading Even as it was we had a good many falls, but nobody was seriously hurt by them.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading There was no danger of a long slide down the mountain, as the guide took us along a route where there were many hummocks, or pillars of ice, so that we brought up against them whenever we had the misfortune to fall down.

past form of “originate” — come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading In some places it was as smooth as glass, and but for our outside stockings and the spikes in our shoes we would have been constantly slipping.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading In some places it was as smooth as glass, and but for our outside stockings and the spikes in our shoes we would have been constantly slipping.

past form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

plural of “pillar” — a fundamental principle or practice

From this reading There was no danger of a long slide down the mountain, as the guide took us along a route where there were many hummocks, or pillars of ice, so that we brought up against them whenever we had the misfortune to fall down.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading In some places it was as smooth as glass, and but for our outside stockings and the spikes in our shoes we would have been constantly slipping.

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From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

the activity of protecting something from loss or danger

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

done or occurring in a brief period of time

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

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From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

an established line of travel or access

From this reading There was no danger of a long slide down the mountain, as the guide took us along a route where there were many hummocks, or pillars of ice, so that we brought up against them whenever we had the misfortune to fall down.

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

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

an ordered reference standard

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

in a serious manner

From this reading Even as it was we had a good many falls, but nobody was seriously hurt by them.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

a particular situation

From this reading In some places it was as smooth as glass, and but for our outside stockings and the spikes in our shoes we would have been constantly slipping.

a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

From this reading There was no danger of a long slide down the mountain, as the guide took us along a route where there were many hummocks, or pillars of ice, so that we brought up against them whenever we had the misfortune to fall down.

moving as on a slippery surface

From this reading In some places it was as smooth as glass, and but for our outside stockings and the spikes in our shoes we would have been constantly slipping.

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

From this reading In some places it was as smooth as glass, and but for our outside stockings and the spikes in our shoes we would have been constantly slipping.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading "The snow hardened a good deal as we neared the summit," continued Frank; "in fact it was much more like ice than snow, and the walking became more difficult every minute.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading There was no danger of a long slide down the mountain, as the guide took us along a route where there were many hummocks, or pillars of ice, so that we brought up against them whenever we had the misfortune to fall down.

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

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

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

From this reading In some places it was as smooth as glass, and but for our outside stockings and the spikes in our shoes we would have been constantly slipping.

plural of “spike” — a transient variation in voltage or current

From this reading In some places it was as smooth as glass, and but for our outside stockings and the spikes in our shoes we would have been constantly slipping.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)

From this reading In some places it was as smooth as glass, and but for our outside stockings and the spikes in our shoes we would have been constantly slipping.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

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From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

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

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

closely encircling

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "The snow hardened a good deal as we neared the summit," continued Frank; "in fact it was much more like ice than snow, and the walking became more difficult every minute.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There was no danger of a long slide down the mountain, as the guide took us along a route where there were many hummocks, or pillars of ice, so that we brought up against them whenever we had the misfortune to fall down.

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

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Even as it was we had a good many falls, but nobody was seriously hurt by them.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was no danger of a long slide down the mountain, as the guide took us along a route where there were many hummocks, or pillars of ice, so that we brought up against them whenever we had the misfortune to fall down.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

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

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

riding on a long light sled with low handrails

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

plural of “tomb” — a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading There was no danger of a long slide down the mountain, as the guide took us along a route where there were many hummocks, or pillars of ice, so that we brought up against them whenever we had the misfortune to fall down.

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

From this reading There was no danger of a long slide down the mountain, as the guide took us along a route where there were many hummocks, or pillars of ice, so that we brought up against them whenever we had the misfortune to fall down.

directed up

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading There was no danger of a long slide down the mountain, as the guide took us along a route where there were many hummocks, or pillars of ice, so that we brought up against them whenever we had the misfortune to fall down.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading "The snow hardened a good deal as we neared the summit," continued Frank; "in fact it was much more like ice than snow, and the walking became more difficult every minute.

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

From this reading "The snow hardened a good deal as we neared the summit," continued Frank; "in fact it was much more like ice than snow, and the walking became more difficult every minute.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "The snow hardened a good deal as we neared the summit," continued Frank; "in fact it was much more like ice than snow, and the walking became more difficult every minute.

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

From this reading There was no danger of a long slide down the mountain, as the guide took us along a route where there were many hummocks, or pillars of ice, so that we brought up against them whenever we had the misfortune to fall down.

at any time that; every time that

From this reading There was no danger of a long slide down the mountain, as the guide took us along a route where there were many hummocks, or pillars of ice, so that we brought up against them whenever we had the misfortune to fall down.

in or at the place that

From this reading There was no danger of a long slide down the mountain, as the guide took us along a route where there were many hummocks, or pillars of ice, so that we brought up against them whenever we had the misfortune to fall down.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

inflected form of “worship” — love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.

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

From this reading In some places it was as smooth as glass, and but for our outside stockings and the spikes in our shoes we would have been constantly slipping.

a late time of life

From this reading THE ASCENT OF POPOCATEPETL CONTINUED.--LAST STEPS OF THE UPWARD JOURNEY.--LOSS OF LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN.--HOW THREE INDIANS PERISHED.--THE CRATER OF THE VOLCANO.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINERS EXIST.--DANGERS OF THE CRATER.--THE SOLFATARAS.--CAUGHT IN A STORM.--VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.--SCENES IN THE CRATER.--A RAPID DESCENT.--TOBOGGANING ON A GRAND SCALE.--HOW THE SULPHUR-MINE ORIGINATED.--NO ERUPTION IN SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS.--RETURN TO AMECAMECA.--EXPLORATION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.--TOMBS AND THEIR CONTENTS.--CURIOUS INSTANCE OF PRESERVATION.--MONTE SACRO.--"MODERN ANTIQUITIES."--INDIANS WORSHIPPING THE VOLCANO.--EXPERIENCE WITH A RATERO.