Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

matters of personal concern

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading If the dam had not yielded where Roebuck stood guard, it must have yielded somewhere else, or might have gone all in one grand crash.

using the voice; not silently

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

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

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

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

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

a container that is usually woven and has handles

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

the sacred writings of the Christian religions

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

make calm or still

From this reading Under that terrific tension, which to the shallow seemed a calm, something had to give way.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

without stop or interruption

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

fall or come down violently

From this reading If the dam had not yielded where Roebuck stood guard, it must have yielded somewhere else, or might have gone all in one grand crash.

a flow of electricity through a conductor

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea

From this reading If the dam had not yielded where Roebuck stood guard, it must have yielded somewhere else, or might have gone all in one grand crash.

a female human offspring

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

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

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

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From this reading If the dam had not yielded where Roebuck stood guard, it must have yielded somewhere else, or might have gone all in one grand crash.

the floating wreckage of a ship

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Under that terrific tension, which to the shallow seemed a calm, something had to give way.

destroyed or killed

From this reading If the dam had not yielded where Roebuck stood guard, it must have yielded somewhere else, or might have gone all in one grand crash.

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading If the dam had not yielded where Roebuck stood guard, it must have yielded somewhere else, or might have gone all in one grand crash.

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

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading If the dam had not yielded where Roebuck stood guard, it must have yielded somewhere else, or might have gone all in one grand crash.

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

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

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

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

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

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If the dam had not yielded where Roebuck stood guard, it must have yielded somewhere else, or might have gone all in one grand crash.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

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

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

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

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If the dam had not yielded where Roebuck stood guard, it must have yielded somewhere else, or might have gone all in one grand crash.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

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

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

the force of workers available

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading If the dam had not yielded where Roebuck stood guard, it must have yielded somewhere else, or might have gone all in one grand crash.

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

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

in motion

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading If the dam had not yielded where Roebuck stood guard, it must have yielded somewhere else, or might have gone all in one grand crash.

not any; not one

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading If the dam had not yielded where Roebuck stood guard, it must have yielded somewhere else, or might have gone all in one grand crash.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading If the dam had not yielded where Roebuck stood guard, it must have yielded somewhere else, or might have gone all in one grand crash.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

be fully aware or cognizant of

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

male roe deer

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

express in words

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

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

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

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

From this reading Under that terrific tension, which to the shallow seemed a calm, something had to give way.

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

From this reading Under that terrific tension, which to the shallow seemed a calm, something had to give way.

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

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

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Under that terrific tension, which to the shallow seemed a calm, something had to give way.

in or at or to some place

From this reading If the dam had not yielded where Roebuck stood guard, it must have yielded somewhere else, or might have gone all in one grand crash.

move hurridly

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading If the dam had not yielded where Roebuck stood guard, it must have yielded somewhere else, or might have gone all in one grand crash.

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading Sunday.

the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense

From this reading Under that terrific tension, which to the shallow seemed a calm, something had to give way.

very great or intense

From this reading Under that terrific tension, which to the shallow seemed a calm, something had to give way.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

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

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

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

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

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

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

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

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

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

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

an untroubled state; free from disturbances

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Under that terrific tension, which to the shallow seemed a calm, something had to give way.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

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

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Under that terrific tension, which to the shallow seemed a calm, something had to give way.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

in or at the place that

From this reading If the dam had not yielded where Roebuck stood guard, it must have yielded somewhere else, or might have gone all in one grand crash.

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

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

which person or people

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Roebuck, taken ill as he was passing the basket in the church of which he was the shining light, died at midnight--a beautiful, peaceful death, they say, with his daughter reading the Bible aloud, and his lips moving in prayer.

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

From this reading Some hold that, had he lived, the tranquillity would have continued; but this is the view of those who can not realize that the tide of affairs is no more controlled by the “great men” than is the river led down to the sea by its surface flotsam, by which we measure the speed and direction of its current.

past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of

From this reading If the dam had not yielded where Roebuck stood guard, it must have yielded somewhere else, or might have gone all in one grand crash.