Chapter III · ‘Uncle’ Luke and ‘Uncle’ Mark

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

From this reading While the setting sun gleamed on Grayfleet, its grim church, and its cluster of red-tiled dwellings, Uncle Luke took a footpath leading across the marshes.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading While the setting sun gleamed on Grayfleet, its grim church, and its cluster of red-tiled dwellings, Uncle Luke took a footpath leading across the marshes.

anew

From this reading All around them the landscape was flat and level, with little or no vegetation; for over the dark low levels the sea had crawled, and would crawl again.

a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume

From this reading Here there was a ferry-house, with a licence ‘to sell ale and tobacco.’

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading All around them the landscape was flat and level, with little or no vegetation; for over the dark low levels the sea had crawled, and would crawl again.

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

From this reading While the setting sun gleamed on Grayfleet, its grim church, and its cluster of red-tiled dwellings, Uncle Luke took a footpath leading across the marshes.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading All around them the landscape was flat and level, with little or no vegetation; for over the dark low levels the sea had crawled, and would crawl again.

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

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

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

From this reading A walk of half a mile across the marsh brought them to the river side, and within view of a sort of pendant to the upper village, in the shape of a row of tiny red-tiled cottages on the very bank.

of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading A walk of half a mile across the marsh brought them to the river side, and within view of a sort of pendant to the upper village, in the shape of a row of tiny red-tiled cottages on the very bank.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading While the setting sun gleamed on Grayfleet, its grim church, and its cluster of red-tiled dwellings, Uncle Luke took a footpath leading across the marshes.

come together as in a cluster or flock

From this reading While the setting sun gleamed on Grayfleet, its grim church, and its cluster of red-tiled dwellings, Uncle Luke took a footpath leading across the marshes.

plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story

From this reading A walk of half a mile across the marsh brought them to the river side, and within view of a sort of pendant to the upper village, in the shape of a row of tiny red-tiled cottages on the very bank.

move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading All around them the landscape was flat and level, with little or no vegetation; for over the dark low levels the sea had crawled, and would crawl again.

past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading All around them the landscape was flat and level, with little or no vegetation; for over the dark low levels the sea had crawled, and would crawl again.

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading All around them the landscape was flat and level, with little or no vegetation; for over the dark low levels the sea had crawled, and would crawl again.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

plural of “dwelling” — housing that someone is living in

From this reading While the setting sun gleamed on Grayfleet, its grim church, and its cluster of red-tiled dwellings, Uncle Luke took a footpath leading across the marshes.

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From this reading Here there was a ferry-house, with a licence ‘to sell ale and tobacco.’

inflected form of “flap” — move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading All around them the landscape was flat and level, with little or no vegetation; for over the dark low levels the sea had crawled, and would crawl again.

a trodden path

From this reading While the setting sun gleamed on Grayfleet, its grim church, and its cluster of red-tiled dwellings, Uncle Luke took a footpath leading across the marshes.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading All around them the landscape was flat and level, with little or no vegetation; for over the dark low levels the sea had crawled, and would crawl again.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet

From this reading While the setting sun gleamed on Grayfleet, its grim church, and its cluster of red-tiled dwellings, Uncle Luke took a footpath leading across the marshes.

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

From this reading While the setting sun gleamed on Grayfleet, its grim church, and its cluster of red-tiled dwellings, Uncle Luke took a footpath leading across the marshes.

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

From this reading While the setting sun gleamed on Grayfleet, its grim church, and its cluster of red-tiled dwellings, Uncle Luke took a footpath leading across the marshes.

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

From this reading All around them the landscape was flat and level, with little or no vegetation; for over the dark low levels the sea had crawled, and would crawl again.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading A walk of half a mile across the marsh brought them to the river side, and within view of a sort of pendant to the upper village, in the shape of a row of tiny red-tiled cottages on the very bank.

unpleasantly stern

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

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

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

past form of “hover” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

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

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading While the setting sun gleamed on Grayfleet, its grim church, and its cluster of red-tiled dwellings, Uncle Luke took a footpath leading across the marshes.

an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view

From this reading All around them the landscape was flat and level, with little or no vegetation; for over the dark low levels the sea had crawled, and would crawl again.

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading While the setting sun gleamed on Grayfleet, its grim church, and its cluster of red-tiled dwellings, Uncle Luke took a footpath leading across the marshes.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading All around them the landscape was flat and level, with little or no vegetation; for over the dark low levels the sea had crawled, and would crawl again.

plural of “level” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading All around them the landscape was flat and level, with little or no vegetation; for over the dark low levels the sea had crawled, and would crawl again.

excessive freedom; lack of due restraint

From this reading Here there was a ferry-house, with a licence ‘to sell ale and tobacco.’

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading All around them the landscape was flat and level, with little or no vegetation; for over the dark low levels the sea had crawled, and would crawl again.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading All around them the landscape was flat and level, with little or no vegetation; for over the dark low levels the sea had crawled, and would crawl again.

(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel

From this reading While the setting sun gleamed on Grayfleet, its grim church, and its cluster of red-tiled dwellings, Uncle Luke took a footpath leading across the marshes.

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

plural of “marsh” — low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water

From this reading While the setting sun gleamed on Grayfleet, its grim church, and its cluster of red-tiled dwellings, Uncle Luke took a footpath leading across the marshes.

a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading A walk of half a mile across the marsh brought them to the river side, and within view of a sort of pendant to the upper village, in the shape of a row of tiny red-tiled cottages on the very bank.

not any; not one

From this reading All around them the landscape was flat and level, with little or no vegetation; for over the dark low levels the sea had crawled, and would crawl again.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading While the setting sun gleamed on Grayfleet, its grim church, and its cluster of red-tiled dwellings, Uncle Luke took a footpath leading across the marshes.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading While the setting sun gleamed on Grayfleet, its grim church, and its cluster of red-tiled dwellings, Uncle Luke took a footpath leading across the marshes.

on one occasion

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading All around them the landscape was flat and level, with little or no vegetation; for over the dark low levels the sea had crawled, and would crawl again.

above and across; more than

From this reading All around them the landscape was flat and level, with little or no vegetation; for over the dark low levels the sea had crawled, and would crawl again.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)

From this reading A walk of half a mile across the marsh brought them to the river side, and within view of a sort of pendant to the upper village, in the shape of a row of tiny red-tiled cottages on the very bank.

Goods or treasure taken by force or theft, especially in war or banditry.

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

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

From this reading While the setting sun gleamed on Grayfleet, its grim church, and its cluster of red-tiled dwellings, Uncle Luke took a footpath leading across the marshes.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading A walk of half a mile across the marsh brought them to the river side, and within view of a sort of pendant to the upper village, in the shape of a row of tiny red-tiled cottages on the very bank.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

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

From this reading A walk of half a mile across the marsh brought them to the river side, and within view of a sort of pendant to the upper village, in the shape of a row of tiny red-tiled cottages on the very bank.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

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

From this reading All around them the landscape was flat and level, with little or no vegetation; for over the dark low levels the sea had crawled, and would crawl again.

mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

From this reading Here there was a ferry-house, with a licence ‘to sell ale and tobacco.’

the context and environment in which something is set

From this reading While the setting sun gleamed on Grayfleet, its grim church, and its cluster of red-tiled dwellings, Uncle Luke took a footpath leading across the marshes.

lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

From this reading A walk of half a mile across the marsh brought them to the river side, and within view of a sort of pendant to the upper village, in the shape of a row of tiny red-tiled cottages on the very bank.

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

From this reading A walk of half a mile across the marsh brought them to the river side, and within view of a sort of pendant to the upper village, in the shape of a row of tiny red-tiled cottages on the very bank.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading A walk of half a mile across the marsh brought them to the river side, and within view of a sort of pendant to the upper village, in the shape of a row of tiny red-tiled cottages on the very bank.

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

From this reading While the setting sun gleamed on Grayfleet, its grim church, and its cluster of red-tiled dwellings, Uncle Luke took a footpath leading across the marshes.

past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

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

From this reading While the setting sun gleamed on Grayfleet, its grim church, and its cluster of red-tiled dwellings, Uncle Luke took a footpath leading across the marshes.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading All around them the landscape was flat and level, with little or no vegetation; for over the dark low levels the sea had crawled, and would crawl again.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

very small

From this reading A walk of half a mile across the marsh brought them to the river side, and within view of a sort of pendant to the upper village, in the shape of a row of tiny red-tiled cottages on the very bank.

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

From this reading A walk of half a mile across the marsh brought them to the river side, and within view of a sort of pendant to the upper village, in the shape of a row of tiny red-tiled cottages on the very bank.

leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion

From this reading Here there was a ferry-house, with a licence ‘to sell ale and tobacco.’

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading While the setting sun gleamed on Grayfleet, its grim church, and its cluster of red-tiled dwellings, Uncle Luke took a footpath leading across the marshes.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading While the setting sun gleamed on Grayfleet, its grim church, and its cluster of red-tiled dwellings, Uncle Luke took a footpath leading across the marshes.

the topmost one of two

From this reading A walk of half a mile across the marsh brought them to the river side, and within view of a sort of pendant to the upper village, in the shape of a row of tiny red-tiled cottages on the very bank.

all the plant life in a particular region or period

From this reading All around them the landscape was flat and level, with little or no vegetation; for over the dark low levels the sea had crawled, and would crawl again.

precisely as stated

From this reading A walk of half a mile across the marsh brought them to the river side, and within view of a sort of pendant to the upper village, in the shape of a row of tiny red-tiled cottages on the very bank.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading A walk of half a mile across the marsh brought them to the river side, and within view of a sort of pendant to the upper village, in the shape of a row of tiny red-tiled cottages on the very bank.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading A walk of half a mile across the marsh brought them to the river side, and within view of a sort of pendant to the upper village, in the shape of a row of tiny red-tiled cottages on the very bank.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading A walk of half a mile across the marsh brought them to the river side, and within view of a sort of pendant to the upper village, in the shape of a row of tiny red-tiled cottages on the very bank.

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

From this reading All around them the landscape was flat and level, with little or no vegetation; for over the dark low levels the sea had crawled, and would crawl again.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading Here and there hovered a seagull, tempted in from the distant salt water, and searching the marsh for plunder; and once, as they passed a shallow pool, blood-red in the light, a heron rose with a harsh cry and flapped slowly away.

during the time that

From this reading While the setting sun gleamed on Grayfleet, its grim church, and its cluster of red-tiled dwellings, Uncle Luke took a footpath leading across the marshes.

in the company of; together with

From this reading All around them the landscape was flat and level, with little or no vegetation; for over the dark low levels the sea had crawled, and would crawl again.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading A walk of half a mile across the marsh brought them to the river side, and within view of a sort of pendant to the upper village, in the shape of a row of tiny red-tiled cottages on the very bank.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading All around them the landscape was flat and level, with little or no vegetation; for over the dark low levels the sea had crawled, and would crawl again.