Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading A seventh, Harree, was loping to and fro splashing water from a pail and enveloping everything and everybody in a ponderous and blasphemous fog of _Gott-ver-dummers_.

(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 All this time the enormous room was filling gradually with dirty light.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Along three sides (with the exception, that is, of the nearer end, which boasted the sole door) were laid, with their lengths at right angles to the wall, at intervals of three or four feet, something like forty _paillasses_.

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

From this reading A seventh, Harree, was loping to and fro splashing water from a pail and enveloping everything and everybody in a ponderous and blasphemous fog of _Gott-ver-dummers_.

plural of “angle” — the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians

From this reading Along three sides (with the exception, that is, of the nearer end, which boasted the sole door) were laid, with their lengths at right angles to the wall, at intervals of three or four feet, something like forty _paillasses_.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Along three sides (with the exception, that is, of the nearer end, which boasted the sole door) were laid, with their lengths at right angles to the wall, at intervals of three or four feet, something like forty _paillasses_.

bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

From this reading On each, with half a dozen exceptions (where the occupants had not yet finished their coffee or were on duty for the _corvée_) lay the headless body of a man smothered in its blanket, only the boots showing.

grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred

From this reading A seventh, Harree, was loping to and fro splashing water from a pail and enveloping everything and everybody in a ponderous and blasphemous fog of _Gott-ver-dummers_.

past form of “boast” — show off

From this reading Along three sides (with the exception, that is, of the nearer end, which boasted the sole door) were laid, with their lengths at right angles to the wall, at intervals of three or four feet, something like forty _paillasses_.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading On each, with half a dozen exceptions (where the occupants had not yet finished their coffee or were on duty for the _corvée_) lay the headless body of a man smothered in its blanket, only the boots showing.

plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

From this reading On each, with half a dozen exceptions (where the occupants had not yet finished their coffee or were on duty for the _corvée_) lay the headless body of a man smothered in its blanket, only the boots showing.

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From this reading In the further end six figures were brooming furiously, yelling to each other in the dust like demons.

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

From this reading On each, with half a dozen exceptions (where the occupants had not yet finished their coffee or were on duty for the _corvée_) lay the headless body of a man smothered in its blanket, only the boots showing.

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From this reading On each, with half a dozen exceptions (where the occupants had not yet finished their coffee or were on duty for the _corvée_) lay the headless body of a man smothered in its blanket, only the boots showing.

plural of “demon” — an evil supernatural being

From this reading In the further end six figures were brooming furiously, yelling to each other in the dust like demons.

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

From this reading All this time the enormous room was filling gradually with dirty light.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Along three sides (with the exception, that is, of the nearer end, which boasted the sole door) were laid, with their lengths at right angles to the wall, at intervals of three or four feet, something like forty _paillasses_.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading On each, with half a dozen exceptions (where the occupants had not yet finished their coffee or were on duty for the _corvée_) lay the headless body of a man smothered in its blanket, only the boots showing.

remove the dust from

From this reading In the further end six figures were brooming furiously, yelling to each other in the dust like demons.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading On each, with half a dozen exceptions (where the occupants had not yet finished their coffee or were on duty for the _corvée_) lay the headless body of a man smothered in its blanket, only the boots showing.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading In the further end six figures were brooming furiously, yelling to each other in the dust like demons.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading In the further end six figures were brooming furiously, yelling to each other in the dust like demons.

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading All this time the enormous room was filling gradually with dirty light.

surrounding and closing in on or hemming in

From this reading A seventh, Harree, was loping to and fro splashing water from a pail and enveloping everything and everybody in a ponderous and blasphemous fog of _Gott-ver-dummers_.

every person

From this reading A seventh, Harree, was loping to and fro splashing water from a pail and enveloping everything and everybody in a ponderous and blasphemous fog of _Gott-ver-dummers_.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading A seventh, Harree, was loping to and fro splashing water from a pail and enveloping everything and everybody in a ponderous and blasphemous fog of _Gott-ver-dummers_.

a deliberate act of omission

From this reading Along three sides (with the exception, that is, of the nearer end, which boasted the sole door) were laid, with their lengths at right angles to the wall, at intervals of three or four feet, something like forty _paillasses_.

plural of “exception” — a deliberate act of omission

From this reading On each, with half a dozen exceptions (where the occupants had not yet finished their coffee or were on duty for the _corvée_) lay the headless body of a man smothered in its blanket, only the boots showing.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Along three sides (with the exception, that is, of the nearer end, which boasted the sole door) were laid, with their lengths at right angles to the wall, at intervals of three or four feet, something like forty _paillasses_.

plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading In the further end six figures were brooming furiously, yelling to each other in the dust like demons.

any material that fills a space or container

From this reading All this time the enormous room was filling gradually with dirty light.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading On each, with half a dozen exceptions (where the occupants had not yet finished their coffee or were on duty for the _corvée_) lay the headless body of a man smothered in its blanket, only the boots showing.

droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

From this reading A seventh, Harree, was loping to and fro splashing water from a pail and enveloping everything and everybody in a ponderous and blasphemous fog of _Gott-ver-dummers_.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading On each, with half a dozen exceptions (where the occupants had not yet finished their coffee or were on duty for the _corvée_) lay the headless body of a man smothered in its blanket, only the boots showing.

being ten more than thirty

From this reading Along three sides (with the exception, that is, of the nearer end, which boasted the sole door) were laid, with their lengths at right angles to the wall, at intervals of three or four feet, something like forty _paillasses_.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Along three sides (with the exception, that is, of the nearer end, which boasted the sole door) were laid, with their lengths at right angles to the wall, at intervals of three or four feet, something like forty _paillasses_.

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From this reading A seventh, Harree, was loping to and fro splashing water from a pail and enveloping everything and everybody in a ponderous and blasphemous fog of _Gott-ver-dummers_.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A seventh, Harree, was loping to and fro splashing water from a pail and enveloping everything and everybody in a ponderous and blasphemous fog of _Gott-ver-dummers_.

(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner

From this reading In the further end six figures were brooming furiously, yelling to each other in the dust like demons.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading In the further end six figures were brooming furiously, yelling to each other in the dust like demons.

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From this reading A seventh, Harree, was loping to and fro splashing water from a pail and enveloping everything and everybody in a ponderous and blasphemous fog of _Gott-ver-dummers_.

in a gradual manner

From this reading All this time the enormous room was filling gradually with dirty light.

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

From this reading On each, with half a dozen exceptions (where the occupants had not yet finished their coffee or were on duty for the _corvée_) lay the headless body of a man smothered in its blanket, only the boots showing.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading On each, with half a dozen exceptions (where the occupants had not yet finished their coffee or were on duty for the _corvée_) lay the headless body of a man smothered in its blanket, only the boots showing.

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From this reading A seventh, Harree, was loping to and fro splashing water from a pail and enveloping everything and everybody in a ponderous and blasphemous fog of _Gott-ver-dummers_.

not having a head or formed without a head

From this reading On each, with half a dozen exceptions (where the occupants had not yet finished their coffee or were on duty for the _corvée_) lay the headless body of a man smothered in its blanket, only the boots showing.

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

From this reading In the further end six figures were brooming furiously, yelling to each other in the dust like demons.

plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants

From this reading Along three sides (with the exception, that is, of the nearer end, which boasted the sole door) were laid, with their lengths at right angles to the wall, at intervals of three or four feet, something like forty _paillasses_.

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

From this reading Along three sides (with the exception, that is, of the nearer end, which boasted the sole door) were laid, with their lengths at right angles to the wall, at intervals of three or four feet, something like forty _paillasses_.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading On each, with half a dozen exceptions (where the occupants had not yet finished their coffee or were on duty for the _corvée_) lay the headless body of a man smothered in its blanket, only the boots showing.

set down according to a plan

From this reading Along three sides (with the exception, that is, of the nearer end, which boasted the sole door) were laid, with their lengths at right angles to the wall, at intervals of three or four feet, something like forty _paillasses_.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading On each, with half a dozen exceptions (where the occupants had not yet finished their coffee or were on duty for the _corvée_) lay the headless body of a man smothered in its blanket, only the boots showing.

plural of “length” — the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading Along three sides (with the exception, that is, of the nearer end, which boasted the sole door) were laid, with their lengths at right angles to the wall, at intervals of three or four feet, something like forty _paillasses_.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading All this time the enormous room was filling gradually with dirty light.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading In the further end six figures were brooming furiously, yelling to each other in the dust like demons.

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From this reading A seventh, Harree, was loping to and fro splashing water from a pail and enveloping everything and everybody in a ponderous and blasphemous fog of _Gott-ver-dummers_.

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

From this reading On each, with half a dozen exceptions (where the occupants had not yet finished their coffee or were on duty for the _corvée_) lay the headless body of a man smothered in its blanket, only the boots showing.

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

From this reading Along three sides (with the exception, that is, of the nearer end, which boasted the sole door) were laid, with their lengths at right angles to the wall, at intervals of three or four feet, something like forty _paillasses_.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading On each, with half a dozen exceptions (where the occupants had not yet finished their coffee or were on duty for the _corvée_) lay the headless body of a man smothered in its blanket, only the boots showing.

plural of “occupant” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there

From this reading On each, with half a dozen exceptions (where the occupants had not yet finished their coffee or were on duty for the _corvée_) lay the headless body of a man smothered in its blanket, only the boots showing.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A seventh, Harree, was loping to and fro splashing water from a pail and enveloping everything and everybody in a ponderous and blasphemous fog of _Gott-ver-dummers_.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On each, with half a dozen exceptions (where the occupants had not yet finished their coffee or were on duty for the _corvée_) lay the headless body of a man smothered in its blanket, only the boots showing.

and nothing more

From this reading On each, with half a dozen exceptions (where the occupants had not yet finished their coffee or were on duty for the _corvée_) lay the headless body of a man smothered in its blanket, only the boots showing.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Along three sides (with the exception, that is, of the nearer end, which boasted the sole door) were laid, with their lengths at right angles to the wall, at intervals of three or four feet, something like forty _paillasses_.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading In the further end six figures were brooming furiously, yelling to each other in the dust like demons.

a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top

From this reading A seventh, Harree, was loping to and fro splashing water from a pail and enveloping everything and everybody in a ponderous and blasphemous fog of _Gott-ver-dummers_.

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

From this reading Along three sides (with the exception, that is, of the nearer end, which boasted the sole door) were laid, with their lengths at right angles to the wall, at intervals of three or four feet, something like forty _paillasses_.

slow and laborious because of weight

From this reading A seventh, Harree, was loping to and fro splashing water from a pail and enveloping everything and everybody in a ponderous and blasphemous fog of _Gott-ver-dummers_.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Along three sides (with the exception, that is, of the nearer end, which boasted the sole door) were laid, with their lengths at right angles to the wall, at intervals of three or four feet, something like forty _paillasses_.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading All this time the enormous room was filling gradually with dirty light.

coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position

From this reading A seventh, Harree, was loping to and fro splashing water from a pail and enveloping everything and everybody in a ponderous and blasphemous fog of _Gott-ver-dummers_.

the display of a motion picture

From this reading On each, with half a dozen exceptions (where the occupants had not yet finished their coffee or were on duty for the _corvée_) lay the headless body of a man smothered in its blanket, only the boots showing.

plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Along three sides (with the exception, that is, of the nearer end, which boasted the sole door) were laid, with their lengths at right angles to the wall, at intervals of three or four feet, something like forty _paillasses_.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading In the further end six figures were brooming furiously, yelling to each other in the dust like demons.

held in check with difficulty

From this reading On each, with half a dozen exceptions (where the occupants had not yet finished their coffee or were on duty for the _corvée_) lay the headless body of a man smothered in its blanket, only the boots showing.

the underside of footwear or a golf club

From this reading Along three sides (with the exception, that is, of the nearer end, which boasted the sole door) were laid, with their lengths at right angles to the wall, at intervals of three or four feet, something like forty _paillasses_.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Along three sides (with the exception, that is, of the nearer end, which boasted the sole door) were laid, with their lengths at right angles to the wall, at intervals of three or four feet, something like forty _paillasses_.

the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface

From this reading A seventh, Harree, was loping to and fro splashing water from a pail and enveloping everything and everybody in a ponderous and blasphemous fog of _Gott-ver-dummers_.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Along three sides (with the exception, that is, of the nearer end, which boasted the sole door) were laid, with their lengths at right angles to the wall, at intervals of three or four feet, something like forty _paillasses_.

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

From this reading All this time the enormous room was filling gradually with dirty light.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Along three sides (with the exception, that is, of the nearer end, which boasted the sole door) were laid, with their lengths at right angles to the wall, at intervals of three or four feet, something like forty _paillasses_.

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

From this reading All this time the enormous room was filling gradually with dirty light.

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

From this reading Along three sides (with the exception, that is, of the nearer end, which boasted the sole door) were laid, with their lengths at right angles to the wall, at intervals of three or four feet, something like forty _paillasses_.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading All this time the enormous room was filling gradually with dirty light.

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

From this reading In the further end six figures were brooming furiously, yelling to each other in the dust like demons.

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

From this reading Along three sides (with the exception, that is, of the nearer end, which boasted the sole door) were laid, with their lengths at right angles to the wall, at intervals of three or four feet, something like forty _paillasses_.

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

From this reading All this time the enormous room was filling gradually with dirty light.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading A seventh, Harree, was loping to and fro splashing water from a pail and enveloping everything and everybody in a ponderous and blasphemous fog of _Gott-ver-dummers_.

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

From this reading In the further end six figures were brooming furiously, yelling to each other in the dust like demons.

in or at the place that

From this reading On each, with half a dozen exceptions (where the occupants had not yet finished their coffee or were on duty for the _corvée_) lay the headless body of a man smothered in its blanket, only the boots showing.

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

From this reading Along three sides (with the exception, that is, of the nearer end, which boasted the sole door) were laid, with their lengths at right angles to the wall, at intervals of three or four feet, something like forty _paillasses_.

in the company of; together with

From this reading All this time the enormous room was filling gradually with dirty light.

uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement

From this reading In the further end six figures were brooming furiously, yelling to each other in the dust like demons.

but in spite of that

From this reading On each, with half a dozen exceptions (where the occupants had not yet finished their coffee or were on duty for the _corvée_) lay the headless body of a man smothered in its blanket, only the boots showing.