Chapter III

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

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

From this reading He started up with a sudden alarm; and then, noticing the deep track he had made as he floundered to the place where he lay now, he began to laugh.

(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 All at once it occurred to Horace to ask himself, Which direction was that?

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

From this reading He started up with a sudden alarm; and then, noticing the deep track he had made as he floundered to the place where he lay now, he began to laugh.

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

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading All at once it occurred to Horace to ask himself, Which direction was that?

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading All at once it occurred to Horace to ask himself, Which direction was that?

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading To get out of the swamp, he had only to follow his tracks back.

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

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading He started up with a sudden alarm; and then, noticing the deep track he had made as he floundered to the place where he lay now, he began to laugh.

processing that involves blowing a gas

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

coldness due to a cold environment

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

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

From this reading He tried now to think which way it had come as he walked to the swamp, but all he could recall was that the storm seemed to be coming from all directions at once.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading He tried now to think which way it had come as he walked to the swamp, but all he could recall was that the storm seemed to be coming from all directions at once.

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

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading He started up with a sudden alarm; and then, noticing the deep track he had made as he floundered to the place where he lay now, he began to laugh.

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading All at once it occurred to Horace to ask himself, Which direction was that?

plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point

From this reading He tried now to think which way it had come as he walked to the swamp, but all he could recall was that the storm seemed to be coming from all directions at once.

having the power of driving or impelling

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

past form of “flounder” — walk with great difficulty

From this reading He started up with a sudden alarm; and then, noticing the deep track he had made as he floundered to the place where he lay now, he began to laugh.

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading To get out of the swamp, he had only to follow his tracks back.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He tried now to think which way it had come as he walked to the swamp, but all he could recall was that the storm seemed to be coming from all directions at once.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

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

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

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

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

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

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

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

From this reading All at once it occurred to Horace to ask himself, Which direction was that?

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

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

From this reading All at once it occurred to Horace to ask himself, Which direction was that?

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

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading All at once it occurred to Horace to ask himself, Which direction was that?

the sound of laughing

From this reading He started up with a sudden alarm; and then, noticing the deep track he had made as he floundered to the place where he lay now, he began to laugh.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading He started up with a sudden alarm; and then, noticing the deep track he had made as he floundered to the place where he lay now, he began to laugh.

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 He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading He started up with a sudden alarm; and then, noticing the deep track he had made as he floundered to the place where he lay now, he began to laugh.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

being perceived or observed

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading He started up with a sudden alarm; and then, noticing the deep track he had made as he floundered to the place where he lay now, he began to laugh.

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

From this reading He tried now to think which way it had come as he walked to the swamp, but all he could recall was that the storm seemed to be coming from all directions at once.

inflected form of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading All at once it occurred to Horace to ask himself, Which direction was that?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading To get out of the swamp, he had only to follow his tracks back.

on one occasion

From this reading All at once it occurred to Horace to ask himself, Which direction was that?

and nothing more

From this reading To get out of the swamp, he had only to follow his tracks back.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

above and across; more than

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading He started up with a sudden alarm; and then, noticing the deep track he had made as he floundered to the place where he lay now, he began to laugh.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading He tried now to think which way it had come as he walked to the swamp, but all he could recall was that the storm seemed to be coming from all directions at once.

(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

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

From this reading He tried now to think which way it had come as he walked to the swamp, but all he could recall was that the storm seemed to be coming from all directions at once.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading He started up with a sudden alarm; and then, noticing the deep track he had made as he floundered to the place where he lay now, he began to laugh.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading He started up with a sudden alarm; and then, noticing the deep track he had made as he floundered to the place where he lay now, he began to laugh.

drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading All at once it occurred to Horace to ask himself, Which direction was that?

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

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading He started up with a sudden alarm; and then, noticing the deep track he had made as he floundered to the place where he lay now, he began to laugh.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading He tried now to think which way it had come as he walked to the swamp, but all he could recall was that the storm seemed to be coming from all directions at once.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

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

From this reading All at once it occurred to Horace to ask himself, Which direction was that?

a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading He started up with a sudden alarm; and then, noticing the deep track he had made as he floundered to the place where he lay now, he began to laugh.

plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading To get out of the swamp, he had only to follow his tracks back.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading He tried now to think which way it had come as he walked to the swamp, but all he could recall was that the storm seemed to be coming from all directions at once.

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

From this reading He started up with a sudden alarm; and then, noticing the deep track he had made as he floundered to the place where he lay now, he began to laugh.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading He tried now to think which way it had come as he walked to the swamp, but all he could recall was that the storm seemed to be coming from all directions at once.

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

From this reading All at once it occurred to Horace to ask himself, Which direction was that?

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

at the time that

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

in or at the place that

From this reading He started up with a sudden alarm; and then, noticing the deep track he had made as he floundered to the place where he lay now, he began to laugh.

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

From this reading All at once it occurred to Horace to ask himself, Which direction was that?

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

From this reading He thought first that he could not get lost in the swamp so long as he could see which way the snow was driving; but a chill ran over him when he reflected that he had not noticed, in his eagerness all the morning to be out in the storm, which way the wind was blowing.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He started up with a sudden alarm; and then, noticing the deep track he had made as he floundered to the place where he lay now, he began to laugh.