Chapter VIII

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

From this reading It was a woeful company that set out upon that long and dangerous road.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading They would rather trust themselves to their own mountains, to the ice and snow, than stay in those fated prisons; but disease had enfeebled them, imprisonment and bad air had poisoned those whom death had spared.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

relating to or characteristic of alps

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

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

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

plural of “avalanche” — a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading They would rather trust themselves to their own mountains, to the ice and snow, than stay in those fated prisons; but disease had enfeebled them, imprisonment and bad air had poisoned those whom death had spared.

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

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the order came, imperious, unevadable--the Vaudois were to go.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading But the order came, imperious, unevadable--the Vaudois were to go.

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

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading It was a woeful company that set out upon that long and dangerous road.

involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading They would rather trust themselves to their own mountains, to the ice and snow, than stay in those fated prisons; but disease had enfeebled them, imprisonment and bad air had poisoned those whom death had spared.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

From this reading They would rather trust themselves to their own mountains, to the ice and snow, than stay in those fated prisons; but disease had enfeebled them, imprisonment and bad air had poisoned those whom death had spared.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

plural of “drift” — a force that moves something along

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

past form of “enfeeble” — make weak

From this reading They would rather trust themselves to their own mountains, to the ice and snow, than stay in those fated prisons; but disease had enfeebled them, imprisonment and bad air had poisoned those whom death had spared.

to an extreme degree

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

(usually followed by “to”) determined by tragic fate

From this reading They would rather trust themselves to their own mountains, to the ice and snow, than stay in those fated prisons; but disease had enfeebled them, imprisonment and bad air had poisoned those whom death had spared.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

having brief brilliant points or flashes of light

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading But the order came, imperious, unevadable--the Vaudois were to go.

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

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

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

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

plural of “historian” — a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it

From this reading One of their own historians[A] writes thus of that terrible journey:-- [A] Monastier.

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading They would rather trust themselves to their own mountains, to the ice and snow, than stay in those fated prisons; but disease had enfeebled them, imprisonment and bad air had poisoned those whom death had spared.

Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)

From this reading But the order came, imperious, unevadable--the Vaudois were to go.

putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment

From this reading They would rather trust themselves to their own mountains, to the ice and snow, than stay in those fated prisons; but disease had enfeebled them, imprisonment and bad air had poisoned those whom death had spared.

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

From this reading They would rather trust themselves to their own mountains, to the ice and snow, than stay in those fated prisons; but disease had enfeebled them, imprisonment and bad air had poisoned those whom death had spared.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a woeful company that set out upon that long and dangerous road.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading One of their own historians[A] writes thus of that terrible journey:-- [A] Monastier.

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading It was a woeful company that set out upon that long and dangerous road.

the cloak as a symbol of authority

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

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From this reading One of their own historians[A] writes thus of that terrible journey:-- [A] Monastier.

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

From this reading They would rather trust themselves to their own mountains, to the ice and snow, than stay in those fated prisons; but disease had enfeebled them, imprisonment and bad air had poisoned those whom death had spared.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One of their own historians[A] writes thus of that terrible journey:-- [A] Monastier.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading But the order came, imperious, unevadable--the Vaudois were to go.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It was a woeful company that set out upon that long and dangerous road.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading They would rather trust themselves to their own mountains, to the ice and snow, than stay in those fated prisons; but disease had enfeebled them, imprisonment and bad air had poisoned those whom death had spared.

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison

From this reading They would rather trust themselves to their own mountains, to the ice and snow, than stay in those fated prisons; but disease had enfeebled them, imprisonment and bad air had poisoned those whom death had spared.

plural of “prison” — a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading They would rather trust themselves to their own mountains, to the ice and snow, than stay in those fated prisons; but disease had enfeebled them, imprisonment and bad air had poisoned those whom death had spared.

on the contrary

From this reading They would rather trust themselves to their own mountains, to the ice and snow, than stay in those fated prisons; but disease had enfeebled them, imprisonment and bad air had poisoned those whom death had spared.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading It was a woeful company that set out upon that long and dangerous road.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading It was a woeful company that set out upon that long and dangerous road.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

in the near future

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

past form of “spare” — refrain from harming

From this reading They would rather trust themselves to their own mountains, to the ice and snow, than stay in those fated prisons; but disease had enfeebled them, imprisonment and bad air had poisoned those whom death had spared.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading They would rather trust themselves to their own mountains, to the ice and snow, than stay in those fated prisons; but disease had enfeebled them, imprisonment and bad air had poisoned those whom death had spared.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading One of their own historians[A] writes thus of that terrible journey:-- [A] Monastier.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading They would rather trust themselves to their own mountains, to the ice and snow, than stay in those fated prisons; but disease had enfeebled them, imprisonment and bad air had poisoned those whom death had spared.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was a woeful company that set out upon that long and dangerous road.

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

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They would rather trust themselves to their own mountains, to the ice and snow, than stay in those fated prisons; but disease had enfeebled them, imprisonment and bad air had poisoned those whom death had spared.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They would rather trust themselves to their own mountains, to the ice and snow, than stay in those fated prisons; but disease had enfeebled them, imprisonment and bad air had poisoned those whom death had spared.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading They would rather trust themselves to their own mountains, to the ice and snow, than stay in those fated prisons; but disease had enfeebled them, imprisonment and bad air had poisoned those whom death had spared.

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

From this reading They would rather trust themselves to their own mountains, to the ice and snow, than stay in those fated prisons; but disease had enfeebled them, imprisonment and bad air had poisoned those whom death had spared.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading They would rather trust themselves to their own mountains, to the ice and snow, than stay in those fated prisons; but disease had enfeebled them, imprisonment and bad air had poisoned those whom death had spared.

sounding like thunder

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

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

From this reading One of their own historians[A] writes thus of that terrible journey:-- [A] Monastier.

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

From this reading But the order came, imperious, unevadable--the Vaudois were to go.

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading They would rather trust themselves to their own mountains, to the ice and snow, than stay in those fated prisons; but disease had enfeebled them, imprisonment and bad air had poisoned those whom death had spared.

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

From this reading But the order came, imperious, unevadable--the Vaudois were to go.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading It was a woeful company that set out upon that long and dangerous road.

a Christian sect of dissenters that originated in southern France in the late 12th century adopted Calvinist doctrines in the 16th century

From this reading But the order came, imperious, unevadable--the Vaudois were to go.

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

From this reading It was a woeful company that set out upon that long and dangerous road.

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

From this reading But the order came, imperious, unevadable--the Vaudois were to go.

the act of rotating in a circle or spiral

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

(of hair) having lost its color

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading They would rather trust themselves to their own mountains, to the ice and snow, than stay in those fated prisons; but disease had enfeebled them, imprisonment and bad air had poisoned those whom death had spared.

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

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

affected by or full of grief or woe

From this reading It was a woeful company that set out upon that long and dangerous road.

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

From this reading The autumn had come, the snow already whitened the Alpine passes; soon the glittering mantle would lie thick on all the hills, and the whirling winds would form deep drifts, and the avalanches come thundering down, and the passage of the Alps would be dangerous exceedingly.

third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading One of their own historians[A] writes thus of that terrible journey:-- [A] Monastier.