Chapter V

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

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

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From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

equally

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

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

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

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

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But a chance encounter decided the matter for them.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading But a chance encounter decided the matter for them.

a place of worship that has its own altar

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

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

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

absence of light or illumination

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

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

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

recognizable; marked

From this reading But a chance encounter decided the matter for them.

having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

come together

From this reading But a chance encounter decided the matter for them.

an opposing military force

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

something that provides access (to get in or get out)

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

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

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading "Lord, it is the hare-brained Frenchman!" cried Rollo, yet with some glow of pleasure in his face.

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

From this reading The very talk of fighting stirred him.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

a person of French nationality

From this reading "Lord, it is the hare-brained Frenchman!" cried Rollo, yet with some glow of pleasure in his face.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

an alert and refreshed state

From this reading "Lord, it is the hare-brained Frenchman!" cried Rollo, yet with some glow of pleasure in his face.

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

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

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

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

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

From this reading "Lord, it is the hare-brained Frenchman!" cried Rollo, yet with some glow of pleasure in his face.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

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

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

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

From this reading The very talk of fighting stirred him.

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

From this reading "Lord, it is the hare-brained Frenchman!" cried Rollo, yet with some glow of pleasure in his face.

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

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

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

From this reading "Lord, it is the hare-brained Frenchman!" cried Rollo, yet with some glow of pleasure in his face.

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

From this reading "Lord, it is the hare-brained Frenchman!" cried Rollo, yet with some glow of pleasure in his face.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Lord, it is the hare-brained Frenchman!" cried Rollo, yet with some glow of pleasure in his face.

desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading "Lord, it is the hare-brained Frenchman!" cried Rollo, yet with some glow of pleasure in his face.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading But a chance encounter decided the matter for them.

the highest point in Paris; famous for its associations with many artists

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading "Lord, it is the hare-brained Frenchman!" cried Rollo, yet with some glow of pleasure in his face.

worried and uneasy

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)

From this reading "Lord, it is the hare-brained Frenchman!" cried Rollo, yet with some glow of pleasure in his face.

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

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

From this reading "Lord, it is the hare-brained Frenchman!" cried Rollo, yet with some glow of pleasure in his face.

at some indefinite or unstated time

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

plural of “spear” — a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading The very talk of fighting stirred him.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading The very talk of fighting stirred him.

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

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading But a chance encounter decided the matter for them.

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

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

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

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

precisely as stated

From this reading The very talk of fighting stirred him.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

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

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

changing to a lighter color

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

a mill that is powered by the wind

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Lord, it is the hare-brained Frenchman!" cried Rollo, yet with some glow of pleasure in his face.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading BROTHER HILARIO At the great entrance gate they paused, uncertain which way to turn, for from the windows of the chapel a bright light shone forth upon the grey waste without, whitening alike the dark green creepers of the juniper and the pale yellow spears of the restless broom.

but in spite of that

From this reading "Lord, it is the hare-brained Frenchman!" cried Rollo, yet with some glow of pleasure in his face.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Well, ah, my good sometime enemy," cried a shrill eager voice, "have you forgotten Etienne de Saint Pierre, and how we are to fight below the windmill at Montmartre the first time you come to Paris?"