Chapter VIII

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

From this reading A fair wind, and the craft cleared of all unnecessary rubbish.

later than; following

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

(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 “It’s all right now.

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

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

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

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

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

From this reading That’s as it should be--that’s equal rights!”

past form of “bowl” — roll (a ball)

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

a slight wind (usually refreshing)

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

showing who or what does the action

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

go after with the intent to catch

From this reading THE CHASE.

rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush

From this reading A fair wind, and the craft cleared of all unnecessary rubbish.

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

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

the skilled practice of a practical occupation

From this reading A fair wind, and the craft cleared of all unnecessary rubbish.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

be identical or equivalent to

From this reading That’s as it should be--that’s equal rights!”

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading A fair wind, and the craft cleared of all unnecessary rubbish.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

any creature of exceptional size

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

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

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

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

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

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

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

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

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading That’s as it should be--that’s equal rights!”

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

From this reading “It’s all right now.

North American songbirds having a yellow breast

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

capital of the state of Vermont; located in north central Vermont

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

situated in or oriented toward the north

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

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

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A fair wind, and the craft cleared of all unnecessary rubbish.

plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

precisely, exactly

From this reading “It’s all right now.

plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature

From this reading That’s as it should be--that’s equal rights!”

inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

worthless material that is to be disposed of

From this reading A fair wind, and the craft cleared of all unnecessary rubbish.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading That’s as it should be--that’s equal rights!”

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

having been made square

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

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

From this reading That’s as it should be--that’s equal rights!”

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

From this reading THE CHASE.

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

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

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

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

in an unceremonious manner

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

not necessary

From this reading A fair wind, and the craft cleared of all unnecessary rubbish.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

a formal word for “on”

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

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

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

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

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself:

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading A fair wind, and the craft cleared of all unnecessary rubbish.

in the company of; together with

From this reading As the Montpelier bowled upon her way, after Lark had so unceremoniously left his prisoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his hands with delight, and glancing up at the squared topsails, which were now filled by the northerly breeze, he thus communed with himself: