Chapter IX

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

From this reading So it came to pass, that one morning on the shores of Ostia, there arose a fearful tumult and confusion.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

(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 Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

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

From this reading How the Pope baptized the Emir Nurreddin, and many of his Moors.

with anxiety or apprehension

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

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

From this reading Yonder are their flags already on the horizon.”

weapons considered collectively

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading So it came to pass, that one morning on the shores of Ostia, there arose a fearful tumult and confusion.

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

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism

From this reading How the Pope baptized the Emir Nurreddin, and many of his Moors.

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

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

have

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading So it came to pass, that one morning on the shores of Ostia, there arose a fearful tumult and confusion.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

the act of gathering something together

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

From this reading So it came to pass, that one morning on the shores of Ostia, there arose a fearful tumult and confusion.

(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

past form of “embark” — go on board

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)

From this reading How the Pope baptized the Emir Nurreddin, and many of his Moors.

an old word for “before”

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

experiencing or showing fear

From this reading So it came to pass, that one morning on the shores of Ostia, there arose a fearful tumult and confusion.

plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

From this reading Yonder are their flags already on the horizon.”

moving swiftly

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

provoking horror

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

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

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

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From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

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

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

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

From this reading How the Pope baptized the Emir Nurreddin, and many of his Moors.

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

From this reading Yonder are their flags already on the horizon.”

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From this reading How the Pope baptized the Emir Nurreddin, and many of his Moors.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

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

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

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

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading So it came to pass, that one morning on the shores of Ostia, there arose a fearful tumult and confusion.

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

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading How the Pope baptized the Emir Nurreddin, and many of his Moors.

the force of workers available

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century

From this reading How the Pope baptized the Emir Nurreddin, and many of his Moors.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading So it came to pass, that one morning on the shores of Ostia, there arose a fearful tumult and confusion.

plural of “murmur” — a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

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From this reading How the Pope baptized the Emir Nurreddin, and many of his Moors.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading How the Pope baptized the Emir Nurreddin, and many of his Moors.

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

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading So it came to pass, that one morning on the shores of Ostia, there arose a fearful tumult and confusion.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading So it came to pass, that one morning on the shores of Ostia, there arose a fearful tumult and confusion.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

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

From this reading So it came to pass, that one morning on the shores of Ostia, there arose a fearful tumult and confusion.

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

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

any material used especially to protect something

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

go across or through

From this reading So it came to pass, that one morning on the shores of Ostia, there arose a fearful tumult and confusion.

the head of the Roman Catholic Church

From this reading How the Pope baptized the Emir Nurreddin, and many of his Moors.

made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

plural of “rank” — a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

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

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading So it came to pass, that one morning on the shores of Ostia, there arose a fearful tumult and confusion.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So it came to pass, that one morning on the shores of Ostia, there arose a fearful tumult and confusion.

a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading So it came to pass, that one morning on the shores of Ostia, there arose a fearful tumult and confusion.

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

From this reading How the Pope baptized the Emir Nurreddin, and many of his Moors.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

in or at that place or location

From this reading So it came to pass, that one morning on the shores of Ostia, there arose a fearful tumult and confusion.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

a river of central Italy; flows through Rome to the Tyrrhenian Sea

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

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

From this reading So it came to pass, that one morning on the shores of Ostia, there arose a fearful tumult and confusion.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

in the direction of

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

a state of commotion and noise and confusion

From this reading So it came to pass, that one morning on the shores of Ostia, there arose a fearful tumult and confusion.

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

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

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

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

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

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

during the time that

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

which person or people

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Women, old men, and children, were already flying along the high-road towards Rome, or had embarked in boats to row up the Tiber, while others were anxiously collecting and packing up their property, all the while calling out in their terror, “Away, away, ere it be too late!

distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)

From this reading Yonder are their flags already on the horizon.”

plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading The men, however, and youths who were able to bear arms, drew themselves up on the strand, prepared for defence, though among them were to be seen many pale faces, and murmurs were heard through the ranks,--“It is Nurreddin, the frightful Arab himself, who is thus coming against us.”