Chapter XVIII

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

From this reading Bating the steep rise out of Sherborne and out of the Vale of Blackmore to the chalk uplands at Minterne Magna, it is a route of favourable gradients, with one interval of dead level.

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From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

(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 SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

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

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

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

From this reading The river Yeo is a small stream, but its valley is deep and wide, as he who, leaving Sherborne, climbs the hills which shut in that valley, shall find.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Bating the steep rise out of Sherborne and out of the Vale of Blackmore to the chalk uplands at Minterne Magna, it is a route of favourable gradients, with one interval of dead level.

completely unclothed

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

plural of “bastion” — a group that defends a principle

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

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From this reading Bating the steep rise out of Sherborne and out of the Vale of Blackmore to the chalk uplands at Minterne Magna, it is a route of favourable gradients, with one interval of dead level.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

happiness felt in a secure relationship

From this reading It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

next to; at the side of

From this reading It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

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From this reading Bating the steep rise out of Sherborne and out of the Vale of Blackmore to the chalk uplands at Minterne Magna, it is a route of favourable gradients, with one interval of dead level.

processing that involves blowing a gas

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

of black tinged with blue

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

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From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The river Yeo is a small stream, but its valley is deep and wide, as he who, leaving Sherborne, climbs the hills which shut in that valley, shall find.

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From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.

From this reading Bating the steep rise out of Sherborne and out of the Vale of Blackmore to the chalk uplands at Minterne Magna, it is a route of favourable gradients, with one interval of dead level.

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From this reading It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

having the shape or form of a circle

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

plural of “climb” — an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

From this reading The river Yeo is a small stream, but its valley is deep and wide, as he who, leaving Sherborne, climbs the hills which shut in that valley, shall find.

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

curving or bulging outward

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

-ing form of “crest” — lie at the top of

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

a person who rides a bicycle

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading Bating the steep rise out of Sherborne and out of the Vale of Blackmore to the chalk uplands at Minterne Magna, it is a route of favourable gradients, with one interval of dead level.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading The river Yeo is a small stream, but its valley is deep and wide, as he who, leaving Sherborne, climbs the hills which shut in that valley, shall find.

An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

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From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

From this reading It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

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From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

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From this reading It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

a social unit living together

From this reading It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

encouraging or approving or pleasing

From this reading Bating the steep rise out of Sherborne and out of the Vale of Blackmore to the chalk uplands at Minterne Magna, it is a route of favourable gradients, with one interval of dead level.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading The river Yeo is a small stream, but its valley is deep and wide, as he who, leaving Sherborne, climbs the hills which shut in that valley, shall find.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

plural of “gradient” — a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension

From this reading Bating the steep rise out of Sherborne and out of the Vale of Blackmore to the chalk uplands at Minterne Magna, it is a route of favourable gradients, with one interval of dead level.

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

filled or abounding with fog or mist

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

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

From this reading The river Yeo is a small stream, but its valley is deep and wide, as he who, leaving Sherborne, climbs the hills which shut in that valley, shall find.

a high place

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

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

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

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

From this reading The river Yeo is a small stream, but its valley is deep and wide, as he who, leaving Sherborne, climbs the hills which shut in that valley, shall find.

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

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

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From this reading It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

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

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

a definite length of time marked off by two instants

From this reading Bating the steep rise out of Sherborne and out of the Vale of Blackmore to the chalk uplands at Minterne Magna, it is a route of favourable gradients, with one interval of dead level.

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

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The river Yeo is a small stream, but its valley is deep and wide, as he who, leaving Sherborne, climbs the hills which shut in that valley, shall find.

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

immediately past

From this reading It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

the act of departing

From this reading The river Yeo is a small stream, but its valley is deep and wide, as he who, leaving Sherborne, climbs the hills which shut in that valley, shall find.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading Bating the steep rise out of Sherborne and out of the Vale of Blackmore to the chalk uplands at Minterne Magna, it is a route of favourable gradients, with one interval of dead level.

plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

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 But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

having a small elevation above the ground or horizon or sea level

From this reading It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

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From this reading Bating the steep rise out of Sherborne and out of the Vale of Blackmore to the chalk uplands at Minterne Magna, it is a route of favourable gradients, with one interval of dead level.

the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

(of soil) soft and watery

From this reading It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

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From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

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From this reading Bating the steep rise out of Sherborne and out of the Vale of Blackmore to the chalk uplands at Minterne Magna, it is a route of favourable gradients, with one interval of dead level.

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From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

not any; not one

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Bating the steep rise out of Sherborne and out of the Vale of Blackmore to the chalk uplands at Minterne Magna, it is a route of favourable gradients, with one interval of dead level.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Bating the steep rise out of Sherborne and out of the Vale of Blackmore to the chalk uplands at Minterne Magna, it is a route of favourable gradients, with one interval of dead level.

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

a legislative assembly in certain countries

From this reading It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

a human being

From this reading It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

a long narrow natural elevation or striation

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

move upward

From this reading Bating the steep rise out of Sherborne and out of the Vale of Blackmore to the chalk uplands at Minterne Magna, it is a route of favourable gradients, with one interval of dead level.

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

From this reading The river Yeo is a small stream, but its valley is deep and wide, as he who, leaving Sherborne, climbs the hills which shut in that valley, shall find.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

an established line of travel or access

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

characteristic of rural life

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

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From this reading It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

an area that includes places where several people can sit

From this reading It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading The river Yeo is a small stream, but its valley is deep and wide, as he who, leaving Sherborne, climbs the hills which shut in that valley, shall find.

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From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

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From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading The river Yeo is a small stream, but its valley is deep and wide, as he who, leaving Sherborne, climbs the hills which shut in that valley, shall find.

third-person singular of “sit” — be seated

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The river Yeo is a small stream, but its valley is deep and wide, as he who, leaving Sherborne, climbs the hills which shut in that valley, shall find.

situated in or oriented toward the south

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

plural of “squire” — young nobleman attendant on a knight

From this reading It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

impressive in appearance

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

having a sharp inclination

From this reading Bating the steep rise out of Sherborne and out of the Vale of Blackmore to the chalk uplands at Minterne Magna, it is a route of favourable gradients, with one interval of dead level.

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From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

successive (without a break)

From this reading It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading The river Yeo is a small stream, but its valley is deep and wide, as he who, leaving Sherborne, climbs the hills which shut in that valley, shall find.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

-ing form of “suppose” — express a supposition

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

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

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

in or at that place or location

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

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

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

being six more than twenty

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

plural of “upland” — elevated (e.g., mountainous) land

From this reading Bating the steep rise out of Sherborne and out of the Vale of Blackmore to the chalk uplands at Minterne Magna, it is a route of favourable gradients, with one interval of dead level.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading Bating the steep rise out of Sherborne and out of the Vale of Blackmore to the chalk uplands at Minterne Magna, it is a route of favourable gradients, with one interval of dead level.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading The river Yeo is a small stream, but its valley is deep and wide, as he who, leaving Sherborne, climbs the hills which shut in that valley, shall find.

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

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From this reading It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

(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 It is a straight, and a marshy and low-lying, as well as a flat road to Holnest, where, beside the road, is Holnest Lodge, belonging to the Erle-Drax family, and one of the seats of that eccentric person, the late J. S. W. Sawbridge Erle-Drax, of Charborough Park, long a member of Parliament for Wareham, and one of the last of the squires.

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From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

in or at the place that

From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

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

From this reading The river Yeo is a small stream, but its valley is deep and wide, as he who, leaving Sherborne, climbs the hills which shut in that valley, shall find.

which person or people

From this reading The river Yeo is a small stream, but its valley is deep and wide, as he who, leaving Sherborne, climbs the hills which shut in that valley, shall find.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading The river Yeo is a small stream, but its valley is deep and wide, as he who, leaving Sherborne, climbs the hills which shut in that valley, shall find.

hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair

From this reading But a reward comes with the easy descent to the long, scattered street of rustic cottages at Long Burton, whence the way lies across a dead level to where, six miles distant from this point, rise the bastions of the mid-Dorset heights, seen distinctly from here: Dogbury, with his convex clump of cresting trees, like a blue-black wig, High Stoy, where the ridge runs bare, with Nettlecomb Tout and Bulbarrow in the hazy distance.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Bating the steep rise out of Sherborne and out of the Vale of Blackmore to the chalk uplands at Minterne Magna, it is a route of favourable gradients, with one interval of dead level.

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From this reading SHERBORNE TO CERNE ABBAS AND WEYMOUTH IT is twenty-six miles from stately Sherborne, the “Sherton Abbas” of _The Woodlanders_, to where Weymouth sits enthroned on the margin of her circular Bay, and, always supposing that no strong southerly gale is blowing, there is for the cyclist no easier route in all the Hardy Country.

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From this reading The river Yeo is a small stream, but its valley is deep and wide, as he who, leaving Sherborne, climbs the hills which shut in that valley, shall find.