Chapter II

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

From this reading A northerly breeze had been blowing from the mountains, but it had died down, as north winds do, with the sunsetting; a great stillness had fallen upon the valleys.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading One could hear the torrent as it leapt from the snows above, rushing and gurgling in the gorge it had graven for itself on its way to the Pélice River.

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

From this reading The sunlight was fading from the hills, and the pine-forests were growing grey in the creeping shadow.

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

From this reading A northerly breeze had been blowing from the mountains, but it had died down, as north winds do, with the sunsetting; a great stillness had fallen upon the valleys.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading One could hear too, faint and far away, the cry of the ravens as they circled over a meadow; and one might catch the jarring call of a night-hawk as it woke from its daylight sleep.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A northerly breeze had been blowing from the mountains, but it had died down, as north winds do, with the sunsetting; a great stillness had fallen upon the valleys.

combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable

From this reading But these sounds rather blended with than broke upon the silence.

processing that involves blowing a gas

From this reading A northerly breeze had been blowing from the mountains, but it had died down, as north winds do, with the sunsetting; a great stillness had fallen upon the valleys.

a slight wind (usually refreshing)

From this reading A northerly breeze had been blowing from the mountains, but it had died down, as north winds do, with the sunsetting; a great stillness had fallen upon the valleys.

lacking funds

From this reading But these sounds rather blended with than broke upon the silence.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading A northerly breeze had been blowing from the mountains, but it had died down, as north winds do, with the sunsetting; a great stillness had fallen upon the valleys.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading One could hear too, faint and far away, the cry of the ravens as they circled over a meadow; and one might catch the jarring call of a night-hawk as it woke from its daylight sleep.

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading One could hear too, faint and far away, the cry of the ravens as they circled over a meadow; and one might catch the jarring call of a night-hawk as it woke from its daylight sleep.

past form of “circle” — travel around something

From this reading One could hear too, faint and far away, the cry of the ravens as they circled over a meadow; and one might catch the jarring call of a night-hawk as it woke from its daylight sleep.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading One could hear the torrent as it leapt from the snows above, rushing and gurgling in the gorge it had graven for itself on its way to the Pélice River.

a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

From this reading The sunlight was fading from the hills, and the pine-forests were growing grey in the creeping shadow.

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading One could hear too, faint and far away, the cry of the ravens as they circled over a meadow; and one might catch the jarring call of a night-hawk as it woke from its daylight sleep.

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

From this reading One could hear too, faint and far away, the cry of the ravens as they circled over a meadow; and one might catch the jarring call of a night-hawk as it woke from its daylight sleep.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading A northerly breeze had been blowing from the mountains, but it had died down, as north winds do, with the sunsetting; a great stillness had fallen upon the valleys.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading A northerly breeze had been blowing from the mountains, but it had died down, as north winds do, with the sunsetting; a great stillness had fallen upon the valleys.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading A northerly breeze had been blowing from the mountains, but it had died down, as north winds do, with the sunsetting; a great stillness had fallen upon the valleys.

weakening in force or intensity

From this reading The sunlight was fading from the hills, and the pine-forests were growing grey in the creeping shadow.

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading One could hear too, faint and far away, the cry of the ravens as they circled over a meadow; and one might catch the jarring call of a night-hawk as it woke from its daylight sleep.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading A northerly breeze had been blowing from the mountains, but it had died down, as north winds do, with the sunsetting; a great stillness had fallen upon the valleys.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading One could hear too, faint and far away, the cry of the ravens as they circled over a meadow; and one might catch the jarring call of a night-hawk as it woke from its daylight sleep.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading One could hear the torrent as it leapt from the snows above, rushing and gurgling in the gorge it had graven for itself on its way to the Pélice River.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The sunlight was fading from the hills, and the pine-forests were growing grey in the creeping shadow.

overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

From this reading One could hear the torrent as it leapt from the snows above, rushing and gurgling in the gorge it had graven for itself on its way to the Pélice River.

cut into a desired shape

From this reading One could hear the torrent as it leapt from the snows above, rushing and gurgling in the gorge it had graven for itself on its way to the Pélice River.

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

From this reading A northerly breeze had been blowing from the mountains, but it had died down, as north winds do, with the sunsetting; a great stillness had fallen upon the valleys.

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

From this reading The sunlight was fading from the hills, and the pine-forests were growing grey in the creeping shadow.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading The sunlight was fading from the hills, and the pine-forests were growing grey in the creeping shadow.

-ing form of “gurgle” — flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise

From this reading One could hear the torrent as it leapt from the snows above, rushing and gurgling in the gorge it had graven for itself on its way to the Pélice River.

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

From this reading A northerly breeze had been blowing from the mountains, but it had died down, as north winds do, with the sunsetting; a great stillness had fallen upon the valleys.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading One could hear the torrent as it leapt from the snows above, rushing and gurgling in the gorge it had graven for itself on its way to the Pélice River.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading The sunlight was fading from the hills, and the pine-forests were growing grey in the creeping shadow.

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

From this reading The sunlight was fading from the hills, and the pine-forests were growing grey in the creeping shadow.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A northerly breeze had been blowing from the mountains, but it had died down, as north winds do, with the sunsetting; a great stillness had fallen upon the valleys.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading One could hear the torrent as it leapt from the snows above, rushing and gurgling in the gorge it had graven for itself on its way to the Pélice River.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading One could hear the torrent as it leapt from the snows above, rushing and gurgling in the gorge it had graven for itself on its way to the Pélice River.

making or causing a harsh and irritating sound

From this reading One could hear too, faint and far away, the cry of the ravens as they circled over a meadow; and one might catch the jarring call of a night-hawk as it woke from its daylight sleep.

inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading One could hear the torrent as it leapt from the snows above, rushing and gurgling in the gorge it had graven for itself on its way to the Pélice River.

a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading One could hear too, faint and far away, the cry of the ravens as they circled over a meadow; and one might catch the jarring call of a night-hawk as it woke from its daylight sleep.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading One could hear too, faint and far away, the cry of the ravens as they circled over a meadow; and one might catch the jarring call of a night-hawk as it woke from its daylight sleep.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading A northerly breeze had been blowing from the mountains, but it had died down, as north winds do, with the sunsetting; a great stillness had fallen upon the valleys.

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From this reading One could hear too, faint and far away, the cry of the ravens as they circled over a meadow; and one might catch the jarring call of a night-hawk as it woke from its daylight sleep.

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

From this reading A northerly breeze had been blowing from the mountains, but it had died down, as north winds do, with the sunsetting; a great stillness had fallen upon the valleys.

situated in or oriented toward the north

From this reading A northerly breeze had been blowing from the mountains, but it had died down, as north winds do, with the sunsetting; a great stillness had fallen upon the valleys.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading One could hear too, faint and far away, the cry of the ravens as they circled over a meadow; and one might catch the jarring call of a night-hawk as it woke from its daylight sleep.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading One could hear the torrent as it leapt from the snows above, rushing and gurgling in the gorge it had graven for itself on its way to the Pélice River.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One could hear the torrent as it leapt from the snows above, rushing and gurgling in the gorge it had graven for itself on its way to the Pélice River.

above and across; more than

From this reading One could hear too, faint and far away, the cry of the ravens as they circled over a meadow; and one might catch the jarring call of a night-hawk as it woke from its daylight sleep.

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

From this reading The sunlight was fading from the hills, and the pine-forests were growing grey in the creeping shadow.

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

From this reading One could hear the torrent as it leapt from the snows above, rushing and gurgling in the gorge it had graven for itself on its way to the Pélice River.

on the contrary

From this reading But these sounds rather blended with than broke upon the silence.

plural of “raven” — large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail

From this reading One could hear too, faint and far away, the cry of the ravens as they circled over a meadow; and one might catch the jarring call of a night-hawk as it woke from its daylight sleep.

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

From this reading One could hear the torrent as it leapt from the snows above, rushing and gurgling in the gorge it had graven for itself on its way to the Pélice River.

(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line

From this reading One could hear the torrent as it leapt from the snows above, rushing and gurgling in the gorge it had graven for itself on its way to the Pélice River.

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading The sunlight was fading from the hills, and the pine-forests were growing grey in the creeping shadow.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading But these sounds rather blended with than broke upon the silence.

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

From this reading One could hear too, faint and far away, the cry of the ravens as they circled over a meadow; and one might catch the jarring call of a night-hawk as it woke from its daylight sleep.

plural of “snow” — precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading One could hear the torrent as it leapt from the snows above, rushing and gurgling in the gorge it had graven for itself on its way to the Pélice River.

plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading But these sounds rather blended with than broke upon the silence.

(poetic) tranquil silence

From this reading A northerly breeze had been blowing from the mountains, but it had died down, as north winds do, with the sunsetting; a great stillness had fallen upon the valleys.

the rays of the sun

From this reading The sunlight was fading from the hills, and the pine-forests were growing grey in the creeping shadow.

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From this reading A northerly breeze had been blowing from the mountains, but it had died down, as north winds do, with the sunsetting; a great stillness had fallen upon the valleys.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading But these sounds rather blended with than broke upon the silence.

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

From this reading The sunlight was fading from the hills, and the pine-forests were growing grey in the creeping shadow.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading But these sounds rather blended with than broke upon the silence.

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

From this reading One could hear too, faint and far away, the cry of the ravens as they circled over a meadow; and one might catch the jarring call of a night-hawk as it woke from its daylight sleep.

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

From this reading One could hear the torrent as it leapt from the snows above, rushing and gurgling in the gorge it had graven for itself on its way to the Pélice River.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading One could hear too, faint and far away, the cry of the ravens as they circled over a meadow; and one might catch the jarring call of a night-hawk as it woke from its daylight sleep.

a heavy rain

From this reading One could hear the torrent as it leapt from the snows above, rushing and gurgling in the gorge it had graven for itself on its way to the Pélice River.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading A northerly breeze had been blowing from the mountains, but it had died down, as north winds do, with the sunsetting; a great stillness had fallen upon the valleys.

plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading A northerly breeze had been blowing from the mountains, but it had died down, as north winds do, with the sunsetting; a great stillness had fallen upon the valleys.

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

From this reading The sunlight was fading from the hills, and the pine-forests were growing grey in the creeping shadow.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading One could hear the torrent as it leapt from the snows above, rushing and gurgling in the gorge it had graven for itself on its way to the Pélice River.

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

From this reading The sunlight was fading from the hills, and the pine-forests were growing grey in the creeping shadow.

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading A northerly breeze had been blowing from the mountains, but it had died down, as north winds do, with the sunsetting; a great stillness had fallen upon the valleys.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A northerly breeze had been blowing from the mountains, but it had died down, as north winds do, with the sunsetting; a great stillness had fallen upon the valleys.

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading One could hear too, faint and far away, the cry of the ravens as they circled over a meadow; and one might catch the jarring call of a night-hawk as it woke from its daylight sleep.