Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

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

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It stands there on a mantelshelf about forty miles wide, and rises to more than three times that height, making a perfectly straight north and south line at right angles with its base.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

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

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

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 It stands there on a mantelshelf about forty miles wide, and rises to more than three times that height, making a perfectly straight north and south line at right angles with its base.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

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

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

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

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

From this reading Thus mortised into Maryland, its ragged eastern line is formed of the Atlantic Ocean and the broad Delaware Bay.

(Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

installation from which a military force initiates operations

From this reading It stands there on a mantelshelf about forty miles wide, and rises to more than three times that height, making a perfectly straight north and south line at right angles with its base.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading Thus mortised into Maryland, its ragged eastern line is formed of the Atlantic Ocean and the broad Delaware Bay.

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

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

exhale hard

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

the capacity to understand a broad range of topics

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading Thus mortised into Maryland, its ragged eastern line is formed of the Atlantic Ocean and the broad Delaware Bay.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

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From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

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

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

remaining in force or being carried on without letup

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

lying toward or situated in the east

From this reading Thus mortised into Maryland, its ragged eastern line is formed of the Atlantic Ocean and the broad Delaware Bay.

flow back or recede

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

being the right size and shape to fit as desired

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading Thus mortised into Maryland, its ragged eastern line is formed of the Atlantic Ocean and the broad Delaware Bay.

being ten more than thirty

From this reading It stands there on a mantelshelf about forty miles wide, and rises to more than three times that height, making a perfectly straight north and south line at right angles with its base.

past form of “fracture” — violate or abuse

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

From this reading It stands there on a mantelshelf about forty miles wide, and rises to more than three times that height, making a perfectly straight north and south line at right angles with its base.

(Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

an iconic mental representation

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

impressive in appearance

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

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

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

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

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading It stands there on a mantelshelf about forty miles wide, and rises to more than three times that height, making a perfectly straight north and south line at right angles with its base.

an artificial source of visible illumination

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading It stands there on a mantelshelf about forty miles wide, and rises to more than three times that height, making a perfectly straight north and south line at right angles with its base.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading It stands there on a mantelshelf about forty miles wide, and rises to more than three times that height, making a perfectly straight north and south line at right angles with its base.

shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

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

From this reading It stands there on a mantelshelf about forty miles wide, and rises to more than three times that height, making a perfectly straight north and south line at right angles with its base.

make a map of; show or establish the features of details of

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

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

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading It stands there on a mantelshelf about forty miles wide, and rises to more than three times that height, making a perfectly straight north and south line at right angles with its base.

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

From this reading It stands there on a mantelshelf about forty miles wide, and rises to more than three times that height, making a perfectly straight north and south line at right angles with its base.

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From this reading Thus mortised into Maryland, its ragged eastern line is formed of the Atlantic Ocean and the broad Delaware Bay.

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

a member of the Algonquian people formerly of Maryland and eastern Delaware

From this reading NANTICOKE PEOPLE.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

in a nice way

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading It stands there on a mantelshelf about forty miles wide, and rises to more than three times that height, making a perfectly straight north and south line at right angles with its base.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading Thus mortised into Maryland, its ragged eastern line is formed of the Atlantic Ocean and the broad Delaware Bay.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

and nothing more

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading NANTICOKE PEOPLE.

to become aware of through the senses

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading It stands there on a mantelshelf about forty miles wide, and rises to more than three times that height, making a perfectly straight north and south line at right angles with its base.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn

From this reading Thus mortised into Maryland, its ragged eastern line is formed of the Atlantic Ocean and the broad Delaware Bay.

all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

precisely, exactly

From this reading It stands there on a mantelshelf about forty miles wide, and rises to more than three times that height, making a perfectly straight north and south line at right angles with its base.

plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance

From this reading It stands there on a mantelshelf about forty miles wide, and rises to more than three times that height, making a perfectly straight north and south line at right angles with its base.

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

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

Identical; not different.

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

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

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

plural of “source” — the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading It stands there on a mantelshelf about forty miles wide, and rises to more than three times that height, making a perfectly straight north and south line at right angles with its base.

make square

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

having a supporting base

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading It stands there on a mantelshelf about forty miles wide, and rises to more than three times that height, making a perfectly straight north and south line at right angles with its base.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

statues collectively

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

successive (without a break)

From this reading It stands there on a mantelshelf about forty miles wide, and rises to more than three times that height, making a perfectly straight north and south line at right angles with its base.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

take away possessions from someone

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

carry out

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It stands there on a mantelshelf about forty miles wide, and rises to more than three times that height, making a perfectly straight north and south line at right angles with its base.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

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

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

in or at that place or location

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

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

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

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

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

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

From this reading It stands there on a mantelshelf about forty miles wide, and rises to more than three times that height, making a perfectly straight north and south line at right angles with its base.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Thus mortised into Maryland, its ragged eastern line is formed of the Atlantic Ocean and the broad Delaware Bay.

of or relating to or caused by tides

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading It stands there on a mantelshelf about forty miles wide, and rises to more than three times that height, making a perfectly straight north and south line at right angles with its base.

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

From this reading It stands there on a mantelshelf about forty miles wide, and rises to more than three times that height, making a perfectly straight north and south line at right angles with its base.

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

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

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 The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

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

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

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

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

which person or people

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading It stands there on a mantelshelf about forty miles wide, and rises to more than three times that height, making a perfectly straight north and south line at right angles with its base.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading The only considerable river within this narrow strip or _Hermes_ of a state is the Nanticoke, which, like a crack in the wall,--and the same blow fractured the image on the mantel,--flows with breadth and tidal ebb and flow from the Chesapeake Bay through the Eastern Shore of Maryland into Delaware, and is there formed of two tidal sources, the one to the north continuing to be called the Nanticoke, and that to the south--nearly as imposing a stream--named Broad Creek.

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

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.

but in spite of that

From this reading A map would be out of place in a story, yet there are probably some who perceive that this is a story with a reality; and if such will take any atlas and open it at the "Middle States" of the American republic, they will see that the little State of Delaware is fitted as nicely into a square niche of Maryland as if it were a lamp, or piece of statuary, standing on a mantelpiece.