Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

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

From this reading Otherwise a litter of rubble made the walking anything but good.

belonging to or lasting from times long ago

From this reading THE HOODED DEATH The causeway down which the horsemen of forgotten kings of Khandawar had clattered forth to war, in its age-old desuetude had come to decay.

a deep yellow color

From this reading Amber picked his way with caution, grumbling.

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

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

any thing at all

From this reading Otherwise a litter of rubble made the walking anything but good.

past form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Otherwise a litter of rubble made the walking anything but good.

provide with a causeway

From this reading THE HOODED DEATH The causeway down which the horsemen of forgotten kings of Khandawar had clattered forth to war, in its age-old desuetude had come to decay.

the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger

From this reading Amber picked his way with caution, grumbling.

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

From this reading THE HOODED DEATH The causeway down which the horsemen of forgotten kings of Khandawar had clattered forth to war, in its age-old desuetude had come to decay.

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

From this reading THE HOODED DEATH The causeway down which the horsemen of forgotten kings of Khandawar had clattered forth to war, in its age-old desuetude had come to decay.

large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

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

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading THE HOODED DEATH The causeway down which the horsemen of forgotten kings of Khandawar had clattered forth to war, in its age-old desuetude had come to decay.

the process of gradually becoming inferior

From this reading THE HOODED DEATH The causeway down which the horsemen of forgotten kings of Khandawar had clattered forth to war, in its age-old desuetude had come to decay.

a state of inactivity or disuse

From this reading THE HOODED DEATH The causeway down which the horsemen of forgotten kings of Khandawar had clattered forth to war, in its age-old desuetude had come to decay.

past form of “displace” — cause to move, usually with force or pressure

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading THE HOODED DEATH The causeway down which the horsemen of forgotten kings of Khandawar had clattered forth to war, in its age-old desuetude had come to decay.

divisible by two

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading THE HOODED DEATH The causeway down which the horsemen of forgotten kings of Khandawar had clattered forth to war, in its age-old desuetude had come to decay.

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

From this reading THE HOODED DEATH The causeway down which the horsemen of forgotten kings of Khandawar had clattered forth to war, in its age-old desuetude had come to decay.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The grade was rather more steep than it had seemed to be from the plain.

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

From this reading Otherwise a litter of rubble made the walking anything but good.

a body of students who are taught together

From this reading The grade was rather more steep than it had seemed to be from the plain.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

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

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

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

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

a loud low dull continuous noise

From this reading Amber picked his way with caution, grumbling.

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

From this reading THE HOODED DEATH The causeway down which the horsemen of forgotten kings of Khandawar had clattered forth to war, in its age-old desuetude had come to decay.

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

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

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

From this reading Amber picked his way with caution, grumbling.

past form of “hood” — cover with a hood

From this reading THE HOODED DEATH The causeway down which the horsemen of forgotten kings of Khandawar had clattered forth to war, in its age-old desuetude had come to decay.

plural of “horseman” — a man skilled in equitation

From this reading THE HOODED DEATH The causeway down which the horsemen of forgotten kings of Khandawar had clattered forth to war, in its age-old desuetude had come to decay.

not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

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

From this reading THE HOODED DEATH The causeway down which the horsemen of forgotten kings of Khandawar had clattered forth to war, in its age-old desuetude had come to decay.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The grade was rather more steep than it had seemed to be from the plain.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE HOODED DEATH The causeway down which the horsemen of forgotten kings of Khandawar had clattered forth to war, in its age-old desuetude had come to decay.

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

From this reading THE HOODED DEATH The causeway down which the horsemen of forgotten kings of Khandawar had clattered forth to war, in its age-old desuetude had come to decay.

plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading THE HOODED DEATH The causeway down which the horsemen of forgotten kings of Khandawar had clattered forth to war, in its age-old desuetude had come to decay.

the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal

From this reading Otherwise a litter of rubble made the walking anything but good.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Otherwise a litter of rubble made the walking anything but good.

the common people generally

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

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

From this reading The grade was rather more steep than it had seemed to be from the plain.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE HOODED DEATH The causeway down which the horsemen of forgotten kings of Khandawar had clattered forth to war, in its age-old desuetude had come to decay.

in other respects or ways

From this reading Otherwise a litter of rubble made the walking anything but good.

material used to pave an area

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group

From this reading Amber picked his way with caution, grumbling.

plural of “pitfall” — an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading The grade was rather more steep than it had seemed to be from the plain.

subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

on the contrary

From this reading The grade was rather more steep than it had seemed to be from the plain.

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

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

From this reading Otherwise a litter of rubble made the walking anything but good.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The grade was rather more steep than it had seemed to be from the plain.

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

(of growing vegetation) having just emerged from the ground

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

having a sharp inclination

From this reading The grade was rather more steep than it had seemed to be from the plain.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The grade was rather more steep than it had seemed to be from the plain.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

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

From this reading THE HOODED DEATH The causeway down which the horsemen of forgotten kings of Khandawar had clattered forth to war, in its age-old desuetude had come to decay.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

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

From this reading THE HOODED DEATH The causeway down which the horsemen of forgotten kings of Khandawar had clattered forth to war, in its age-old desuetude had come to decay.

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

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading Otherwise a litter of rubble made the walking anything but good.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading THE HOODED DEATH The causeway down which the horsemen of forgotten kings of Khandawar had clattered forth to war, in its age-old desuetude had come to decay.

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

From this reading The grade was rather more steep than it had seemed to be from the plain.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Amber picked his way with caution, grumbling.

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

From this reading Between its great paving blocks grass sprouted, and here and there creepers and even trees had taken root and in the slow immutable process of their growth had displaced considerable masses of stone; so that there were pitfalls to be avoided.

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

From this reading THE HOODED DEATH The causeway down which the horsemen of forgotten kings of Khandawar had clattered forth to war, in its age-old desuetude had come to decay.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Amber picked his way with caution, grumbling.