Chapter XXI

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

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

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

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

aroused to action

From this reading There were no words lest others be aroused, but a pressure of a hand was enough to bring the padre to his feet, the sleep of the man was ever light as that of one who does sentry duty day time and night time.

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

From this reading There were no words lest others be aroused, but a pressure of a hand was enough to bring the padre to his feet, the sleep of the man was ever light as that of one who does sentry duty day time and night time.

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

From this reading There were no words lest others be aroused, but a pressure of a hand was enough to bring the padre to his feet, the sleep of the man was ever light as that of one who does sentry duty day time and night time.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

after the expected or usual time; delayed

From this reading The sentry wondered who the woman was who had held him belated, for many were now coming from Shufinne, and some of them were pretty.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading There were no words lest others be aroused, but a pressure of a hand was enough to bring the padre to his feet, the sleep of the man was ever light as that of one who does sentry duty day time and night time.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Capitan Gonzalvo laid himself down to dream of no woman.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

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

From this reading But Capitan Gonzalvo laid himself down to dream of no woman.

The middle point or core of an area.

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading The sentry wondered who the woman was who had held him belated, for many were now coming from Shufinne, and some of them were pretty.

tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading He crept to the pallet of Padre Vicente.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading There were no words lest others be aroused, but a pressure of a hand was enough to bring the padre to his feet, the sleep of the man was ever light as that of one who does sentry duty day time and night time.

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

From this reading There were no words lest others be aroused, but a pressure of a hand was enough to bring the padre to his feet, the sleep of the man was ever light as that of one who does sentry duty day time and night time.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading But Capitan Gonzalvo laid himself down to dream of no woman.

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading But Capitan Gonzalvo laid himself down to dream of no woman.

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

From this reading There were no words lest others be aroused, but a pressure of a hand was enough to bring the padre to his feet, the sleep of the man was ever light as that of one who does sentry duty day time and night time.

plural of “dwelling” — housing that someone is living in

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading There were no words lest others be aroused, but a pressure of a hand was enough to bring the padre to his feet, the sleep of the man was ever light as that of one who does sentry duty day time and night time.

at any time

From this reading There were no words lest others be aroused, but a pressure of a hand was enough to bring the padre to his feet, the sleep of the man was ever light as that of one who does sentry duty day time and night time.

having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

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

From this reading There were no words lest others be aroused, but a pressure of a hand was enough to bring the padre to his feet, the sleep of the man was ever light as that of one who does sentry duty day time and night time.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The sentry wondered who the woman was who had held him belated, for many were now coming from Shufinne, and some of them were pretty.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The sentry wondered who the woman was who had held him belated, for many were now coming from Shufinne, and some of them were pretty.

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

From this reading But Capitan Gonzalvo laid himself down to dream of no woman.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

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

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading There were no words lest others be aroused, but a pressure of a hand was enough to bring the padre to his feet, the sleep of the man was ever light as that of one who does sentry duty day time and night time.

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

From this reading He crept to the pallet of Padre Vicente.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading The sentry wondered who the woman was who had held him belated, for many were now coming from Shufinne, and some of them were pretty.

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

From this reading The sentry wondered who the woman was who had held him belated, for many were now coming from Shufinne, and some of them were pretty.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading But Capitan Gonzalvo laid himself down to dream of no woman.

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

From this reading There were no words lest others be aroused, but a pressure of a hand was enough to bring the padre to his feet, the sleep of the man was ever light as that of one who does sentry duty day time and night time.

set down according to a plan

From this reading But Capitan Gonzalvo laid himself down to dream of no woman.

plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

in order that something should not happen

From this reading There were no words lest others be aroused, but a pressure of a hand was enough to bring the padre to his feet, the sleep of the man was ever light as that of one who does sentry duty day time and night time.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading There were no words lest others be aroused, but a pressure of a hand was enough to bring the padre to his feet, the sleep of the man was ever light as that of one who does sentry duty day time and night time.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

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

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading The sentry wondered who the woman was who had held him belated, for many were now coming from Shufinne, and some of them were pretty.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading There were no words lest others be aroused, but a pressure of a hand was enough to bring the padre to his feet, the sleep of the man was ever light as that of one who does sentry duty day time and night time.

not any; not one

From this reading But Capitan Gonzalvo laid himself down to dream of no woman.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The sentry wondered who the woman was who had held him belated, for many were now coming from Shufinne, and some of them were pretty.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading There were no words lest others be aroused, but a pressure of a hand was enough to bring the padre to his feet, the sleep of the man was ever light as that of one who does sentry duty day time and night time.

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

From this reading There were no words lest others be aroused, but a pressure of a hand was enough to bring the padre to his feet, the sleep of the man was ever light as that of one who does sentry duty day time and night time.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

a chaplain in one of the military services

From this reading He crept to the pallet of Padre Vicente.

the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art

From this reading He crept to the pallet of Padre Vicente.

the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

From this reading There were no words lest others be aroused, but a pressure of a hand was enough to bring the padre to his feet, the sleep of the man was ever light as that of one who does sentry duty day time and night time.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading The sentry wondered who the woman was who had held him belated, for many were now coming from Shufinne, and some of them were pretty.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

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

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

only a very short time before

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

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

From this reading The sentry wondered who the woman was who had held him belated, for many were now coming from Shufinne, and some of them were pretty.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading There were no words lest others be aroused, but a pressure of a hand was enough to bring the padre to his feet, the sleep of the man was ever light as that of one who does sentry duty day time and night time.

inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

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

From this reading The sentry wondered who the woman was who had held him belated, for many were now coming from Shufinne, and some of them were pretty.

the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There were no words lest others be aroused, but a pressure of a hand was enough to bring the padre to his feet, the sleep of the man was ever light as that of one who does sentry duty day time and night time.

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

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The sentry wondered who the woman was who had held him belated, for many were now coming from Shufinne, and some of them were pretty.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were no words lest others be aroused, but a pressure of a hand was enough to bring the padre to his feet, the sleep of the man was ever light as that of one who does sentry duty day time and night time.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading There were no words lest others be aroused, but a pressure of a hand was enough to bring the padre to his feet, the sleep of the man was ever light as that of one who does sentry duty day time and night time.

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

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

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

From this reading He crept to the pallet of Padre Vicente.

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 CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

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

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

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

From this reading The sentry wondered who the woman was who had held him belated, for many were now coming from Shufinne, and some of them were pretty.

at the time that

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

in or at the place that

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

which person or people

From this reading THE CALL OF THE ANCIENT STAR When the moon had scarce reached the center of the sky, a gray faced man slipped through the corn fields of the river lands, and spoke to the Spanish sentry who paced before the dwellings where the camp was made outside the wall.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The sentry wondered who the woman was who had held him belated, for many were now coming from Shufinne, and some of them were pretty.

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading The sentry wondered who the woman was who had held him belated, for many were now coming from Shufinne, and some of them were pretty.

the words that are spoken

From this reading There were no words lest others be aroused, but a pressure of a hand was enough to bring the padre to his feet, the sleep of the man was ever light as that of one who does sentry duty day time and night time.