Chapter XII

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

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

later than; following

From this reading A few years after the scenes recorded in the first part of this tragical history, a young traveller left the inn of the “Rose and Crown,” Bovey Tracey, late one September evening, bound for the moorland.

anew

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

(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 _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

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

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

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

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

a light shade of blue

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading “You must ride quickly, Master Trevannion, or you will hardly climb the pass before dark, and it is a bad road by the side of the Becky, especially opposite the fall,” said the landlord, kindly.

an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

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

From this reading “You must ride quickly, Master Trevannion, or you will hardly climb the pass before dark, and it is a bad road by the side of the Becky, especially opposite the fall,” said the landlord, kindly.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “You must ride quickly, Master Trevannion, or you will hardly climb the pass before dark, and it is a bad road by the side of the Becky, especially opposite the fall,” said the landlord, kindly.

endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

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

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

confined by bonds

From this reading A few years after the scenes recorded in the first part of this tragical history, a young traveller left the inn of the “Rose and Crown,” Bovey Tracey, late one September evening, bound for the moorland.

having the limits or boundaries established

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

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

From this reading A few years after the scenes recorded in the first part of this tragical history, a young traveller left the inn of the “Rose and Crown,” Bovey Tracey, late one September evening, bound for the moorland.

-ing form of “brawl” — to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

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

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

a tight-fitting headdress

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

hold firmly and tightly

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading “You must ride quickly, Master Trevannion, or you will hardly climb the pass before dark, and it is a bad road by the side of the Becky, especially opposite the fall,” said the landlord, kindly.

fitting closely but comfortably

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy

From this reading A few years after the scenes recorded in the first part of this tragical history, a young traveller left the inn of the “Rose and Crown,” Bovey Tracey, late one September evening, bound for the moorland.

a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading “You must ride quickly, Master Trevannion, or you will hardly climb the pass before dark, and it is a bad road by the side of the Becky, especially opposite the fall,” said the landlord, kindly.

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

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

-ing form of “depart” — move away from a place into another direction

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

plural of “district” — a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

a man's close-fitting jacket; worn during the Renaissance

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

past form of “embroider” — decorate with needlework

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading “You must ride quickly, Master Trevannion, or you will hardly climb the pass before dark, and it is a bad road by the side of the Becky, especially opposite the fall,” said the landlord, kindly.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading A few years after the scenes recorded in the first part of this tragical history, a young traveller left the inn of the “Rose and Crown,” Bovey Tracey, late one September evening, bound for the moorland.

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

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading “You must ride quickly, Master Trevannion, or you will hardly climb the pass before dark, and it is a bad road by the side of the Becky, especially opposite the fall,” said the landlord, kindly.

well known or easily recognized

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

ludicrously odd

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

join tongue and groove, in carpentry

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

capable of reproducing

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading A few years after the scenes recorded in the first part of this tragical history, a young traveller left the inn of the “Rose and Crown,” Bovey Tracey, late one September evening, bound for the moorland.

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A few years after the scenes recorded in the first part of this tragical history, a young traveller left the inn of the “Rose and Crown,” Bovey Tracey, late one September evening, bound for the moorland.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

plural of “garment” — an article of clothing

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

any creature of exceptional size

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

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

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

plural of “glen” — a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

having or deserving or conferring glory

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

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

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

only a very short time before

From this reading “You must ride quickly, Master Trevannion, or you will hardly climb the pass before dark, and it is a bad road by the side of the Becky, especially opposite the fall,” said the landlord, kindly.

common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

a high place

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

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

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

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

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading A few years after the scenes recorded in the first part of this tragical history, a young traveller left the inn of the “Rose and Crown,” Bovey Tracey, late one September evening, bound for the moorland.

German painter and engraver noted for his portraits; he was commissioned by Henry VIII to provide portraits of the English king's prospective brides (1497-1543)

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

plural of “hue” — the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

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

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading A few years after the scenes recorded in the first part of this tragical history, a young traveller left the inn of the “Rose and Crown,” Bovey Tracey, late one September evening, bound for the moorland.

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

From this reading “You must ride quickly, Master Trevannion, or you will hardly climb the pass before dark, and it is a bad road by the side of the Becky, especially opposite the fall,” said the landlord, kindly.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “You must ride quickly, Master Trevannion, or you will hardly climb the pass before dark, and it is a bad road by the side of the Becky, especially opposite the fall,” said the landlord, kindly.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

covered with beads or jewels or sequins

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading “You must ride quickly, Master Trevannion, or you will hardly climb the pass before dark, and it is a bad road by the side of the Becky, especially opposite the fall,” said the landlord, kindly.

a landowner who leases to others

From this reading “You must ride quickly, Master Trevannion, or you will hardly climb the pass before dark, and it is a bad road by the side of the Becky, especially opposite the fall,” said the landlord, kindly.

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

From this reading A few years after the scenes recorded in the first part of this tragical history, a young traveller left the inn of the “Rose and Crown,” Bovey Tracey, late one September evening, bound for the moorland.

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

From this reading A few years after the scenes recorded in the first part of this tragical history, a young traveller left the inn of the “Rose and Crown,” Bovey Tracey, late one September evening, bound for the moorland.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

third-person singular of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

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

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

a celebrity who is an inspiration to others

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

the state of being a man; manly qualities

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

the mansion of a lord or wealthy person

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

the cloak as a symbol of authority

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading “You must ride quickly, Master Trevannion, or you will hardly climb the pass before dark, and it is a bad road by the side of the Becky, especially opposite the fall,” said the landlord, kindly.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

plural of “mist” — a thin fog with condensation near the ground

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss

From this reading A few years after the scenes recorded in the first part of this tragical history, a young traveller left the inn of the “Rose and Crown,” Bovey Tracey, late one September evening, bound for the moorland.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “You must ride quickly, Master Trevannion, or you will hardly climb the pass before dark, and it is a bad road by the side of the Becky, especially opposite the fall,” said the landlord, kindly.

lower

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

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

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

on one occasion

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading A few years after the scenes recorded in the first part of this tragical history, a young traveller left the inn of the “Rose and Crown,” Bovey Tracey, late one September evening, bound for the moorland.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

being directly across from each other; facing

From this reading “You must ride quickly, Master Trevannion, or you will hardly climb the pass before dark, and it is a bad road by the side of the Becky, especially opposite the fall,” said the landlord, kindly.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “You must ride quickly, Master Trevannion, or you will hardly climb the pass before dark, and it is a bad road by the side of the Becky, especially opposite the fall,” said the landlord, kindly.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

above and across; more than

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading A few years after the scenes recorded in the first part of this tragical history, a young traveller left the inn of the “Rose and Crown,” Bovey Tracey, late one September evening, bound for the moorland.

go across or through

From this reading “You must ride quickly, Master Trevannion, or you will hardly climb the pass before dark, and it is a bad road by the side of the Becky, especially opposite the fall,” said the landlord, kindly.

a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

by chance

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

a purple color or pigment

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

with speed

From this reading “You must ride quickly, Master Trevannion, or you will hardly climb the pass before dark, and it is a bad road by the side of the Becky, especially opposite the fall,” said the landlord, kindly.

set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction

From this reading A few years after the scenes recorded in the first part of this tragical history, a young traveller left the inn of the “Rose and Crown,” Bovey Tracey, late one September evening, bound for the moorland.

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From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

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

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading “You must ride quickly, Master Trevannion, or you will hardly climb the pass before dark, and it is a bad road by the side of the Becky, especially opposite the fall,” said the landlord, kindly.

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From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading “You must ride quickly, Master Trevannion, or you will hardly climb the pass before dark, and it is a bad road by the side of the Becky, especially opposite the fall,” said the landlord, kindly.

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From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading A few years after the scenes recorded in the first part of this tragical history, a young traveller left the inn of the “Rose and Crown,” Bovey Tracey, late one September evening, bound for the moorland.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “You must ride quickly, Master Trevannion, or you will hardly climb the pass before dark, and it is a bad road by the side of the Becky, especially opposite the fall,” said the landlord, kindly.

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading A few years after the scenes recorded in the first part of this tragical history, a young traveller left the inn of the “Rose and Crown,” Bovey Tracey, late one September evening, bound for the moorland.

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

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading A few years after the scenes recorded in the first part of this tragical history, a young traveller left the inn of the “Rose and Crown,” Bovey Tracey, late one September evening, bound for the moorland.

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

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

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From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

a descent as through liquid (especially through water)

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

the state of being covered with unclean things

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

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

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

plural of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

plural of “summit” — the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

in a sumptuous and opulent manner

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

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

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

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

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

in or at that place or location

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

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

From this reading A few years after the scenes recorded in the first part of this tragical history, a young traveller left the inn of the “Rose and Crown,” Bovey Tracey, late one September evening, bound for the moorland.

past form of “tinge” — affect as in thought or feeling

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

plural of “tint” — a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

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

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

plural of “torrent” — a heavy rain

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

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From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

in the direction of

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

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From this reading A few years after the scenes recorded in the first part of this tragical history, a young traveller left the inn of the “Rose and Crown,” Bovey Tracey, late one September evening, bound for the moorland.

very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction

From this reading A few years after the scenes recorded in the first part of this tragical history, a young traveller left the inn of the “Rose and Crown,” Bovey Tracey, late one September evening, bound for the moorland.

a person who changes location

From this reading A few years after the scenes recorded in the first part of this tragical history, a young traveller left the inn of the “Rose and Crown,” Bovey Tracey, late one September evening, bound for the moorland.

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From this reading “You must ride quickly, Master Trevannion, or you will hardly climb the pass before dark, and it is a bad road by the side of the Becky, especially opposite the fall,” said the landlord, kindly.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

lacking dignity

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

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

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

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

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading The sun was sinking towards the western heights which bounded the plain, the giant bulwarks of the moorland--Hey Tor, with its fantastic crown of gigantic rocks, Rippon Tor, with its cairn of stones,--were already tinged with the glorious hues of sunset, and the purple heather which covered their slopes, looked its best in the tints of the departing luminary.

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

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

during the time that

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

which person or people

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

belonging to which person

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “You must ride quickly, Master Trevannion, or you will hardly climb the pass before dark, and it is a bad road by the side of the Becky, especially opposite the fall,” said the landlord, kindly.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

covered with growing trees and bushes etc

From this reading _THE OLD MANOR HOUSE._ There are few districts in England more picturesque than the southern slopes of Dartmoor; the deeply wooded glens, the brawling mountain torrents, the huge tors with their rock-crowned summits and the mists curling around them, the fertile plains beneath with their deep red soil, the blue ocean girdling all with its azure belt; all these unite to form a picture, which _once_ seen, recurs again and again to the memory, while life lingers.

a late time of life

From this reading A few years after the scenes recorded in the first part of this tragical history, a young traveller left the inn of the “Rose and Crown,” Bovey Tracey, late one September evening, bound for the moorland.

but in spite of that

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You must ride quickly, Master Trevannion, or you will hardly climb the pass before dark, and it is a bad road by the side of the Becky, especially opposite the fall,” said the landlord, kindly.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading A few years after the scenes recorded in the first part of this tragical history, a young traveller left the inn of the “Rose and Crown,” Bovey Tracey, late one September evening, bound for the moorland.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading Our traveller was a youth who had perhaps seen some twenty summers, but whose smooth face was yet undignified by the beard of manhood; his attire was of the picturesque style made familiar to us by the pencil of Holbein: over a close-fitting doublet and nether garments hung a mantle, flowing open and sumptuously embroidered; his velvet cap was bound round with a golden band, and adorned with a bright feather and a jewelled clasp, a silver-hilted sword hung by his side.