Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "Slowly down and across the white, faintly ruled paper wrapped about the revolving drum, I watched the long-shanked, awkward pen of the barograph in our Weather Bureau station at Galveston.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading "Slowly down and across the white, faintly ruled paper wrapped about the revolving drum, I watched the long-shanked, awkward pen of the barograph in our Weather Bureau station at Galveston.

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

From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE HURRICANE "Two o'clock, Tuesday morning, August the seventeenth, Nineteen Hundred and Fifteen!

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Slowly down and across the white, faintly ruled paper wrapped about the revolving drum, I watched the long-shanked, awkward pen of the barograph in our Weather Bureau station at Galveston.

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE HURRICANE "Two o'clock, Tuesday morning, August the seventeenth, Nineteen Hundred and Fifteen!

causing inconvenience

From this reading "Slowly down and across the white, faintly ruled paper wrapped about the revolving drum, I watched the long-shanked, awkward pen of the barograph in our Weather Bureau station at Galveston.

a recording barometer; automatically records on paper the variations in atmospheric pressure

From this reading "Slowly down and across the white, faintly ruled paper wrapped about the revolving drum, I watched the long-shanked, awkward pen of the barograph in our Weather Bureau station at Galveston.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading The boys clustered closer round the speaker, the man who had seen and lived through, the Galveston hurricane.

an administrative unit of government

From this reading "Slowly down and across the white, faintly ruled paper wrapped about the revolving drum, I watched the long-shanked, awkward pen of the barograph in our Weather Bureau station at Galveston.

a young person of either sex

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance

From this reading The boys clustered closer round the speaker, the man who had seen and lived through, the Galveston hurricane.

growing close together but not in dense mats

From this reading The boys clustered closer round the speaker, the man who had seen and lived through, the Galveston hurricane.

a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

-ing form of “decline” — grow worse

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

coming down or downward

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "Slowly down and across the white, faintly ruled paper wrapped about the revolving drum, I watched the long-shanked, awkward pen of the barograph in our Weather Bureau station at Galveston.

cause to move by pulling

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

From this reading "Slowly down and across the white, faintly ruled paper wrapped about the revolving drum, I watched the long-shanked, awkward pen of the barograph in our Weather Bureau station at Galveston.

to a faint degree or weakly perceived

From this reading "Slowly down and across the white, faintly ruled paper wrapped about the revolving drum, I watched the long-shanked, awkward pen of the barograph in our Weather Bureau station at Galveston.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE HURRICANE "Two o'clock, Tuesday morning, August the seventeenth, Nineteen Hundred and Fifteen!

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

a town in southeast Texas on Galveston Island

From this reading "Slowly down and across the white, faintly ruled paper wrapped about the revolving drum, I watched the long-shanked, awkward pen of the barograph in our Weather Bureau station at Galveston.

in a gradual manner

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

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

From this reading The boys clustered closer round the speaker, the man who had seen and lived through, the Galveston hurricane.

disabled in the feet or legs

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

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

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

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

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

ten 10s

From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE HURRICANE "Two o'clock, Tuesday morning, August the seventeenth, Nineteen Hundred and Fifteen!

a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)

From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE HURRICANE "Two o'clock, Tuesday morning, August the seventeenth, Nineteen Hundred and Fifteen!

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

From this reading "Slowly down and across the white, faintly ruled paper wrapped about the revolving drum, I watched the long-shanked, awkward pen of the barograph in our Weather Bureau station at Galveston.

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

From this reading "Slowly down and across the white, faintly ruled paper wrapped about the revolving drum, I watched the long-shanked, awkward pen of the barograph in our Weather Bureau station at Galveston.

a quantity that is added

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

having a sharply uneven surface or outline

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

lacking a steady rhythm

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading The boys clustered closer round the speaker, the man who had seen and lived through, the Galveston hurricane.

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 In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

having long legs

From this reading "Slowly down and across the white, faintly ruled paper wrapped about the revolving drum, I watched the long-shanked, awkward pen of the barograph in our Weather Bureau station at Galveston.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The boys clustered closer round the speaker, the man who had seen and lived through, the Galveston hurricane.

make a map of; show or establish the features of details of

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE HURRICANE "Two o'clock, Tuesday morning, August the seventeenth, Nineteen Hundred and Fifteen!

the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one

From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE HURRICANE "Two o'clock, Tuesday morning, August the seventeenth, Nineteen Hundred and Fifteen!

according to the clock

From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE HURRICANE "Two o'clock, Tuesday morning, August the seventeenth, Nineteen Hundred and Fifteen!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE HURRICANE "Two o'clock, Tuesday morning, August the seventeenth, Nineteen Hundred and Fifteen!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "Slowly down and across the white, faintly ruled paper wrapped about the revolving drum, I watched the long-shanked, awkward pen of the barograph in our Weather Bureau station at Galveston.

above and across; more than

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading "Slowly down and across the white, faintly ruled paper wrapped about the revolving drum, I watched the long-shanked, awkward pen of the barograph in our Weather Bureau station at Galveston.

a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

From this reading "Slowly down and across the white, faintly ruled paper wrapped about the revolving drum, I watched the long-shanked, awkward pen of the barograph in our Weather Bureau station at Galveston.

a relatively flat highland

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

-ing form of “revolve” — turn on or around an axis or a center

From this reading "Slowly down and across the white, faintly ruled paper wrapped about the revolving drum, I watched the long-shanked, awkward pen of the barograph in our Weather Bureau station at Galveston.

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The boys clustered closer round the speaker, the man who had seen and lived through, the Galveston hurricane.

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

subject to a ruling authority

From this reading "Slowly down and across the white, faintly ruled paper wrapped about the revolving drum, I watched the long-shanked, awkward pen of the barograph in our Weather Bureau station at Galveston.

cut with a saw

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

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

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading The boys clustered closer round the speaker, the man who had seen and lived through, the Galveston hurricane.

coming next after the sixteenth in position

From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE HURRICANE "Two o'clock, Tuesday morning, August the seventeenth, Nineteen Hundred and Fifteen!

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

an elevated geological formation

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading "Slowly down and across the white, faintly ruled paper wrapped about the revolving drum, I watched the long-shanked, awkward pen of the barograph in our Weather Bureau station at Galveston.

someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)

From this reading The boys clustered closer round the speaker, the man who had seen and lived through, the Galveston hurricane.

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

From this reading "Slowly down and across the white, faintly ruled paper wrapped about the revolving drum, I watched the long-shanked, awkward pen of the barograph in our Weather Bureau station at Galveston.

having a sharp inclination

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

a vessel (usually a pot or vat) used for steeping

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

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

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

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

From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE HURRICANE "Two o'clock, Tuesday morning, August the seventeenth, Nineteen Hundred and Fifteen!

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

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

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The boys clustered closer round the speaker, the man who had seen and lived through, the Galveston hurricane.

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

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE HURRICANE "Two o'clock, Tuesday morning, August the seventeenth, Nineteen Hundred and Fifteen!

the third day of the week; the second working day

From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE HURRICANE "Two o'clock, Tuesday morning, August the seventeenth, Nineteen Hundred and Fifteen!

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

From this reading THE TRAIL OF THE HURRICANE "Two o'clock, Tuesday morning, August the seventeenth, Nineteen Hundred and Fifteen!

displeasing to the senses

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

up to a particular time

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

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

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading "Slowly down and across the white, faintly ruled paper wrapped about the revolving drum, I watched the long-shanked, awkward pen of the barograph in our Weather Bureau station at Galveston.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading "Slowly down and across the white, faintly ruled paper wrapped about the revolving drum, I watched the long-shanked, awkward pen of the barograph in our Weather Bureau station at Galveston.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

a Caucasian

From this reading "Slowly down and across the white, faintly ruled paper wrapped about the revolving drum, I watched the long-shanked, awkward pen of the barograph in our Weather Bureau station at Galveston.

which person or people

From this reading The boys clustered closer round the speaker, the man who had seen and lived through, the Galveston hurricane.

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

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.

covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak

From this reading "Slowly down and across the white, faintly ruled paper wrapped about the revolving drum, I watched the long-shanked, awkward pen of the barograph in our Weather Bureau station at Galveston.

the act of creating written works

From this reading In the jerky, scrawling fashion of a child writing his first copy on a slate, I saw the pen gradually draw what looked like a rough profile map--a long declining plateau, a steep and then a steeper slope, a jagged ugly valley-- "The valley of the shadow of death!"

having short sharp turns or angles

From this reading "We knew well, the three of us in the Weather Bureau," he went on, "that descending zig-zag line meant that the hurricane, then beginning to rage over our heads, would increase in fury and in ruin, until the other wall of that strangely-drawn valley should begin to form under the halting pen.