Chapter XII

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

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

(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 His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

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

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

having antlers

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

(Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis

From this reading Apollo, when he disguised himself as an old man, must have looked so.

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

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

plural of “bay” — an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

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

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

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

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

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From this reading Coral-faced, white-haired, he is still straight and tall, though his eyes, that resemble shellfish, seem dissolving in rheum, and his face is stamped with wrinkles like brookside mud where wagtails have played.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

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From this reading Most of all he loves to lean at the corner from which the windmill is clearliest seen; and thither he looks, though he cannot see it, with a serene satisfaction.

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From this reading Most of all he loves to lean at the corner from which the windmill is clearliest seen; and thither he looks, though he cannot see it, with a serene satisfaction.

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From this reading Coral-faced, white-haired, he is still straight and tall, though his eyes, that resemble shellfish, seem dissolving in rheum, and his face is stamped with wrinkles like brookside mud where wagtails have played.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading Most of all he loves to lean at the corner from which the windmill is clearliest seen; and thither he looks, though he cannot see it, with a serene satisfaction.

the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

plural of “curve” — the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading

From this reading Apollo, when he disguised himself as an old man, must have looked so.

the process of going into solution

From this reading Coral-faced, white-haired, he is still straight and tall, though his eyes, that resemble shellfish, seem dissolving in rheum, and his face is stamped with wrinkles like brookside mud where wagtails have played.

plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Coral-faced, white-haired, he is still straight and tall, though his eyes, that resemble shellfish, seem dissolving in rheum, and his face is stamped with wrinkles like brookside mud where wagtails have played.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Coral-faced, white-haired, he is still straight and tall, though his eyes, that resemble shellfish, seem dissolving in rheum, and his face is stamped with wrinkles like brookside mud where wagtails have played.

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

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

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

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Most of all he loves to lean at the corner from which the windmill is clearliest seen; and thither he looks, though he cannot see it, with a serene satisfaction.

in a gradual manner

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Coral-faced, white-haired, he is still straight and tall, though his eyes, that resemble shellfish, seem dissolving in rheum, and his face is stamped with wrinkles like brookside mud where wagtails have played.

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

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

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

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

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

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

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

From this reading Apollo, when he disguised himself as an old man, must have looked so.

plural of “hint” — an indirect suggestion

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

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

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

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

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

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

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

immediately past

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

to incline or bend from a vertical position

From this reading Most of all he loves to lean at the corner from which the windmill is clearliest seen; and thither he looks, though he cannot see it, with a serene satisfaction.

plural of “lean” — the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Apollo, when he disguised himself as an old man, must have looked so.

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading Most of all he loves to lean at the corner from which the windmill is clearliest seen; and thither he looks, though he cannot see it, with a serene satisfaction.

plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Most of all he loves to lean at the corner from which the windmill is clearliest seen; and thither he looks, though he cannot see it, with a serene satisfaction.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

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

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Most of all he loves to lean at the corner from which the windmill is clearliest seen; and thither he looks, though he cannot see it, with a serene satisfaction.

plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

water soaked soil; soft wet earth

From this reading Coral-faced, white-haired, he is still straight and tall, though his eyes, that resemble shellfish, seem dissolving in rheum, and his face is stamped with wrinkles like brookside mud where wagtails have played.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Apollo, when he disguised himself as an old man, must have looked so.

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

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

plural of “oak” — the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

out of fashion

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

above and across; more than

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading Coral-faced, white-haired, he is still straight and tall, though his eyes, that resemble shellfish, seem dissolving in rheum, and his face is stamped with wrinkles like brookside mud where wagtails have played.

appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to

From this reading Coral-faced, white-haired, he is still straight and tall, though his eyes, that resemble shellfish, seem dissolving in rheum, and his face is stamped with wrinkles like brookside mud where wagtails have played.

a watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose)

From this reading Coral-faced, white-haired, he is still straight and tall, though his eyes, that resemble shellfish, seem dissolving in rheum, and his face is stamped with wrinkles like brookside mud where wagtails have played.

plural of “ridge” — a long narrow natural elevation or striation

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

From this reading Most of all he loves to lean at the corner from which the windmill is clearliest seen; and thither he looks, though he cannot see it, with a serene satisfaction.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Most of all he loves to lean at the corner from which the windmill is clearliest seen; and thither he looks, though he cannot see it, with a serene satisfaction.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Coral-faced, white-haired, he is still straight and tall, though his eyes, that resemble shellfish, seem dissolving in rheum, and his face is stamped with wrinkles like brookside mud where wagtails have played.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

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

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

not agitated; without losing self-possession

From this reading Most of all he loves to lean at the corner from which the windmill is clearliest seen; and thither he looks, though he cannot see it, with a serene satisfaction.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)

From this reading Coral-faced, white-haired, he is still straight and tall, though his eyes, that resemble shellfish, seem dissolving in rheum, and his face is stamped with wrinkles like brookside mud where wagtails have played.

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Apollo, when he disguised himself as an old man, must have looked so.

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

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

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

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From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

past form of “stamp” — walk heavily

From this reading Coral-faced, white-haired, he is still straight and tall, though his eyes, that resemble shellfish, seem dissolving in rheum, and his face is stamped with wrinkles like brookside mud where wagtails have played.

not in physical motion

From this reading Coral-faced, white-haired, he is still straight and tall, though his eyes, that resemble shellfish, seem dissolving in rheum, and his face is stamped with wrinkles like brookside mud where wagtails have played.

successive (without a break)

From this reading Coral-faced, white-haired, he is still straight and tall, though his eyes, that resemble shellfish, seem dissolving in rheum, and his face is stamped with wrinkles like brookside mud where wagtails have played.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

having something on top

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

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

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

in or at that place or location

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

an old word meaning “to that place”

From this reading Most of all he loves to lean at the corner from which the windmill is clearliest seen; and thither he looks, though he cannot see it, with a serene satisfaction.

plural of “thorn” — something that causes irritation and annoyance

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

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

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Coral-faced, white-haired, he is still straight and tall, though his eyes, that resemble shellfish, seem dissolving in rheum, and his face is stamped with wrinkles like brookside mud where wagtails have played.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

push forcefully

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

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

From this reading Most of all he loves to lean at the corner from which the windmill is clearliest seen; and thither he looks, though he cannot see it, with a serene satisfaction.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

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

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

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From this reading Coral-faced, white-haired, he is still straight and tall, though his eyes, that resemble shellfish, seem dissolving in rheum, and his face is stamped with wrinkles like brookside mud where wagtails have played.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

at the time that

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

at any time that; every time that

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.

in or at the place that

From this reading Coral-faced, white-haired, he is still straight and tall, though his eyes, that resemble shellfish, seem dissolving in rheum, and his face is stamped with wrinkles like brookside mud where wagtails have played.

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

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

From this reading Coral-faced, white-haired, he is still straight and tall, though his eyes, that resemble shellfish, seem dissolving in rheum, and his face is stamped with wrinkles like brookside mud where wagtails have played.

a mill that is powered by the wind

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

in the company of; together with

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

covered with growing trees and bushes etc

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading OLD-FASHIONED TIMES The road curves gently but goes almost east and west; on the north side is a bank surmounted by dense thorns; on the south is a low hedge, over which can be seen two broad meadows, with oaks here and there, running up in shining bays among tall woods, and above and beyond those woods several wooded ridges, hunched and blue, on the last of them a windmill like a stag’s antlered head that somehow hints at the sea beyond.

plural of “wrinkle” — a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

From this reading Coral-faced, white-haired, he is still straight and tall, though his eyes, that resemble shellfish, seem dissolving in rheum, and his face is stamped with wrinkles like brookside mud where wagtails have played.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading His back thrust into the northern hedge, an old man leans all the year through, whenever the faint sun draws him forth, or he (as it seems) draws forth the sun, for when the sun is out he is there, and he moves round the curve of the road as the sun moves.