Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading The steamer backed away from a float of which Hollister was the sole occupant.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Hollister stood looking about him.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

(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 She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

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

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

From this reading He was clad like a logger, in thick mackinaws and heavy boots, and the texture of his garments was appropriate to the temperature, the weather.

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The steamer backed away from a float of which Hollister was the sole occupant.

having a back or backing, usually of a specified type

From this reading The steamer backed away from a float of which Hollister was the sole occupant.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

From this reading He was clad like a logger, in thick mackinaws and heavy boots, and the texture of his garments was appropriate to the temperature, the weather.

a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination

From this reading He was clad like a logger, in thick mackinaws and heavy boots, and the texture of his garments was appropriate to the temperature, the weather.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

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

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

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

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading The steamer backed away from a float of which Hollister was the sole occupant.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The steamer backed away from a float of which Hollister was the sole occupant.

a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

plural of “garment” — an article of clothing

From this reading He was clad like a logger, in thick mackinaws and heavy boots, and the texture of his garments was appropriate to the temperature, the weather.

relating to or derived from a glacier

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

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

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

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

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

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

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading He was clad like a logger, in thick mackinaws and heavy boots, and the texture of his garments was appropriate to the temperature, the weather.

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

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

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

From this reading Hollister stood looking about him.

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

From this reading He was clad like a logger, in thick mackinaws and heavy boots, and the texture of his garments was appropriate to the temperature, the weather.

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

From this reading The steamer backed away from a float of which Hollister was the sole occupant.

ten 10s

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

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

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

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

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading He was clad like a logger, in thick mackinaws and heavy boots, and the texture of his garments was appropriate to the temperature, the weather.

a person who fells trees

From this reading He was clad like a logger, in thick mackinaws and heavy boots, and the texture of his garments was appropriate to the temperature, the weather.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Hollister stood looking about him.

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

From this reading He was clad like a logger, in thick mackinaws and heavy boots, and the texture of his garments was appropriate to the temperature, the weather.

plural of “mast” — a vertical spar for supporting sails

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

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

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

the northwestern region of the United States

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there

From this reading The steamer backed away from a float of which Hollister was the sole occupant.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The steamer backed away from a float of which Hollister was the sole occupant.

above and across; more than

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

the award given to the champion

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

having a point

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

in the near future

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

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

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

a plane figure with the shape of half a circle

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

the underside of footwear or a golf club

From this reading The steamer backed away from a float of which Hollister was the sole occupant.

a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

From this reading The steamer backed away from a float of which Hollister was the sole occupant.

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Hollister stood looking about him.

inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)

From this reading He was clad like a logger, in thick mackinaws and heavy boots, and the texture of his garments was appropriate to the temperature, the weather.

the feel of a surface or a fabric

From this reading He was clad like a logger, in thick mackinaws and heavy boots, and the texture of his garments was appropriate to the temperature, the weather.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

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

From this reading The steamer backed away from a float of which Hollister was the sole occupant.

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

From this reading He was clad like a logger, in thick mackinaws and heavy boots, and the texture of his garments was appropriate to the temperature, the weather.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

push forcefully

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

the extreme end of something; especially something pointed

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

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

From this reading He was clad like a logger, in thick mackinaws and heavy boots, and the texture of his garments was appropriate to the temperature, the weather.

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

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

the upper part of anything

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.

a fact that has been verified

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

English navigator remembered for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1757-1798)

From this reading He seemed to have stepped into another latitude,--which in truth he had, for the head of Toba Inlet lies a hundred and fifty miles northwest of Vancouver, and the thrust of that narrow arm of the sea carries it thirty miles into the glacial fastnesses of the Coast Range.

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

From this reading The steamer backed away from a float of which Hollister was the sole occupant.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading He was clad like a logger, in thick mackinaws and heavy boots, and the texture of his garments was appropriate to the temperature, the weather.

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

From this reading The steamer backed away from a float of which Hollister was the sole occupant.

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

From this reading She swung in a wide semicircle, pointed her bluff bow down the Inlet, and presently all that he could see of her was the tip of her masts over a jutting point and the top of her red funnel trailing a pennant of smoke, black against a gray sky.