Chapter XXXIV

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

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

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

From this reading The subterranean galleries, lit up by the electric lamps, were sometimes vast, sometimes straight, sometimes rounded out like the vault of a cathedral, then square and regular, and so narrow that they had to crawl on their knees to get through.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading They had by this time become silent, except for a remark or two upon the variety of the strata they were passing through.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Their travels up to the present had been without incident, except for some differences of opinion between them.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The subterranean galleries, lit up by the electric lamps, were sometimes vast, sometimes straight, sometimes rounded out like the vault of a cathedral, then square and regular, and so narrow that they had to crawl on their knees to get through.

any large and important church

From this reading The subterranean galleries, lit up by the electric lamps, were sometimes vast, sometimes straight, sometimes rounded out like the vault of a cathedral, then square and regular, and so narrow that they had to crawl on their knees to get through.

a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

From this reading Here was rock, here clay, here sand, and so on.

move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading The subterranean galleries, lit up by the electric lamps, were sometimes vast, sometimes straight, sometimes rounded out like the vault of a cathedral, then square and regular, and so narrow that they had to crawl on their knees to get through.

damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

plural of “difference” — the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading Their travels up to the present had been without incident, except for some differences of opinion between them.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity

From this reading The subterranean galleries, lit up by the electric lamps, were sometimes vast, sometimes straight, sometimes rounded out like the vault of a cathedral, then square and regular, and so narrow that they had to crawl on their knees to get through.

apart from; not including

From this reading Their travels up to the present had been without incident, except for some differences of opinion between them.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

yet to be or coming

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

plural of “gallery” — spectators at a golf or tennis match

From this reading The subterranean galleries, lit up by the electric lamps, were sometimes vast, sometimes straight, sometimes rounded out like the vault of a cathedral, then square and regular, and so narrow that they had to crawl on their knees to get through.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The subterranean galleries, lit up by the electric lamps, were sometimes vast, sometimes straight, sometimes rounded out like the vault of a cathedral, then square and regular, and so narrow that they had to crawl on their knees to get through.

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

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

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

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

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

From this reading Here was rock, here clay, here sand, and so on.

a single distinct event

From this reading Their travels up to the present had been without incident, except for some differences of opinion between them.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading The subterranean galleries, lit up by the electric lamps, were sometimes vast, sometimes straight, sometimes rounded out like the vault of a cathedral, then square and regular, and so narrow that they had to crawl on their knees to get through.

plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination

From this reading The subterranean galleries, lit up by the electric lamps, were sometimes vast, sometimes straight, sometimes rounded out like the vault of a cathedral, then square and regular, and so narrow that they had to crawl on their knees to get through.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The subterranean galleries, lit up by the electric lamps, were sometimes vast, sometimes straight, sometimes rounded out like the vault of a cathedral, then square and regular, and so narrow that they had to crawl on their knees to get through.

provided with artificial light

From this reading The subterranean galleries, lit up by the electric lamps, were sometimes vast, sometimes straight, sometimes rounded out like the vault of a cathedral, then square and regular, and so narrow that they had to crawl on their knees to get through.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

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

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading The subterranean galleries, lit up by the electric lamps, were sometimes vast, sometimes straight, sometimes rounded out like the vault of a cathedral, then square and regular, and so narrow that they had to crawl on their knees to get through.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

a sign of something about to happen

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

From this reading Their travels up to the present had been without incident, except for some differences of opinion between them.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The subterranean galleries, lit up by the electric lamps, were sometimes vast, sometimes straight, sometimes rounded out like the vault of a cathedral, then square and regular, and so narrow that they had to crawl on their knees to get through.

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

From this reading They had by this time become silent, except for a remark or two upon the variety of the strata they were passing through.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Their travels up to the present had been without incident, except for some differences of opinion between them.

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading The subterranean galleries, lit up by the electric lamps, were sometimes vast, sometimes straight, sometimes rounded out like the vault of a cathedral, then square and regular, and so narrow that they had to crawl on their knees to get through.

a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Here was rock, here clay, here sand, and so on.

curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged

From this reading The subterranean galleries, lit up by the electric lamps, were sometimes vast, sometimes straight, sometimes rounded out like the vault of a cathedral, then square and regular, and so narrow that they had to crawl on their knees to get through.

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading Here was rock, here clay, here sand, and so on.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

marked by absence of sound

From this reading They had by this time become silent, except for a remark or two upon the variety of the strata they were passing through.

the state of being asleep

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The subterranean galleries, lit up by the electric lamps, were sometimes vast, sometimes straight, sometimes rounded out like the vault of a cathedral, then square and regular, and so narrow that they had to crawl on their knees to get through.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

the state of being covered with unclean things

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

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

From this reading Their travels up to the present had been without incident, except for some differences of opinion between them.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading The subterranean galleries, lit up by the electric lamps, were sometimes vast, sometimes straight, sometimes rounded out like the vault of a cathedral, then square and regular, and so narrow that they had to crawl on their knees to get through.

make square

From this reading The subterranean galleries, lit up by the electric lamps, were sometimes vast, sometimes straight, sometimes rounded out like the vault of a cathedral, then square and regular, and so narrow that they had to crawl on their knees to get through.

successive (without a break)

From this reading The subterranean galleries, lit up by the electric lamps, were sometimes vast, sometimes straight, sometimes rounded out like the vault of a cathedral, then square and regular, and so narrow that they had to crawl on their knees to get through.

plural of “stratum” — one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)

From this reading They had by this time become silent, except for a remark or two upon the variety of the strata they were passing through.

Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.

From this reading The subterranean galleries, lit up by the electric lamps, were sometimes vast, sometimes straight, sometimes rounded out like the vault of a cathedral, then square and regular, and so narrow that they had to crawl on their knees to get through.

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

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

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

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Their travels up to the present had been without incident, except for some differences of opinion between them.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Their travels up to the present had been without incident, except for some differences of opinion between them.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The subterranean galleries, lit up by the electric lamps, were sometimes vast, sometimes straight, sometimes rounded out like the vault of a cathedral, then square and regular, and so narrow that they had to crawl on their knees to get through.

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

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

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

From this reading They had by this time become silent, except for a remark or two upon the variety of the strata they were passing through.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The subterranean galleries, lit up by the electric lamps, were sometimes vast, sometimes straight, sometimes rounded out like the vault of a cathedral, then square and regular, and so narrow that they had to crawl on their knees to get through.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading They had by this time become silent, except for a remark or two upon the variety of the strata they were passing through.

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

From this reading Their travels up to the present had been without incident, except for some differences of opinion between them.

plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another

From this reading Their travels up to the present had been without incident, except for some differences of opinion between them.

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

From this reading They had by this time become silent, except for a remark or two upon the variety of the strata they were passing through.

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

From this reading Their travels up to the present had been without incident, except for some differences of opinion between them.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading They had by this time become silent, except for a remark or two upon the variety of the strata they were passing through.

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading They had by this time become silent, except for a remark or two upon the variety of the strata they were passing through.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading The subterranean galleries, lit up by the electric lamps, were sometimes vast, sometimes straight, sometimes rounded out like the vault of a cathedral, then square and regular, and so narrow that they had to crawl on their knees to get through.

An arched structure of masonry forming a ceiling, or a secure subterranean storage room.

From this reading The subterranean galleries, lit up by the electric lamps, were sometimes vast, sometimes straight, sometimes rounded out like the vault of a cathedral, then square and regular, and so narrow that they had to crawl on their knees to get through.

edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

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

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

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

From this reading The subterranean galleries, lit up by the electric lamps, were sometimes vast, sometimes straight, sometimes rounded out like the vault of a cathedral, then square and regular, and so narrow that they had to crawl on their knees to get through.

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

From this reading _The Meeting of the Talfa_ |THEY had been sleeping on a soft soil or decayed vegetable matter, the sight of which had drawn from M. Mifroid the remark that it was a good omen for the near future.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Their travels up to the present had been without incident, except for some differences of opinion between them.