Chapter XII

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

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

higher than, or over, something

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

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

From this reading It was half-past nine in the morning--De Walden and I were seated on the cliff where I had been shot at the day before.

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From this reading _Titus Andronicus_.

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

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was half-past nine in the morning--De Walden and I were seated on the cliff where I had been shot at the day before.

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It was half-past nine in the morning--De Walden and I were seated on the cliff where I had been shot at the day before.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It was half-past nine in the morning--De Walden and I were seated on the cliff where I had been shot at the day before.

the center of the Earth

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

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From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

rid of obstructions

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

a steep high face of rock

From this reading It was half-past nine in the morning--De Walden and I were seated on the cliff where I had been shot at the day before.

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was half-past nine in the morning--De Walden and I were seated on the cliff where I had been shot at the day before.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading It was half-past nine in the morning--De Walden and I were seated on the cliff where I had been shot at the day before.

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From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading THE END OF THE YARN.

showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

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From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

at any time

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

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

From this reading It was half-past nine in the morning--De Walden and I were seated on the cliff where I had been shot at the day before.

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From this reading It was half-past nine in the morning--De Walden and I were seated on the cliff where I had been shot at the day before.

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

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

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

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

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

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

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

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

plural of “indication” — something that serves to indicate or suggest

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

past form of “intermix” — combine into one

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was half-past nine in the morning--De Walden and I were seated on the cliff where I had been shot at the day before.

inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading It was half-past nine in the morning--De Walden and I were seated on the cliff where I had been shot at the day before.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading It was half-past nine in the morning--De Walden and I were seated on the cliff where I had been shot at the day before.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE END OF THE YARN.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was half-past nine in the morning--De Walden and I were seated on the cliff where I had been shot at the day before.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

and nothing more

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

above your head; in the sky

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

plural of “quantity” — how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading It was half-past nine in the morning--De Walden and I were seated on the cliff where I had been shot at the day before.

(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading It was half-past nine in the morning--De Walden and I were seated on the cliff where I had been shot at the day before.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

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

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

be standing; be upright

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

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From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

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From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

rise and move, as in waves or billows

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

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

From this reading THE END OF THE YARN.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

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

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

a Greek disciple and helper of Saint Paul

From this reading _Titus Andronicus_.

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

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

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From this reading It was half-past nine in the morning--De Walden and I were seated on the cliff where I had been shot at the day before.

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

From this reading It was half-past nine in the morning--De Walden and I were seated on the cliff where I had been shot at the day before.

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From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

the application of wax to a surface

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

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

From this reading It was half-past nine in the morning--De Walden and I were seated on the cliff where I had been shot at the day before.

at the time that

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

in or at the place that

From this reading It was half-past nine in the morning--De Walden and I were seated on the cliff where I had been shot at the day before.

which person or people

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

(politics) a state of disfavor

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "For now I stand as one upon a rock, Environed with a wilderness of sea; Who marks the waxing tide grow wave by wave, Expecting ever when some envious surge Will in his brinish bowels swallow him."

something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.

the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

From this reading THE END OF THE YARN.

the day immediately before today

From this reading The only indications of the spent storm were a line of froth, intermixed with large quantities of wreck and drift-wood, on the beach, far above high water-mark; branches of trees strewed here and there, with their yesterday bright green leaves, now sun-withered and as red and sere as if they had lain a winter on the ground; and overhead, a clear, cool, luxurious air and sky.